Abstract:Purpose: Overt Hypothyroidism is defined as arise of S.TSH>10mIU/L. Since its incidence is more common in females one generally tends to ignore this diagnosis in males and usually the diagnosis is made in an emergency situation when the patient presents either with coma or with a severe form of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) like IgG4 related thyroiditis. Methods: A systemic literature search was performed using PubMed for all English articles till Sept 2014 regarding male hypothyroidism using MeSH terms like co… Show more
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