Thyrotoxicosis outbreak linked to consumption of minced beef and chorizo: Minas, Uruguay, 2003–2004

Conrey, Elizabeth J.; Lindner, Christoph; Estívariz, Concepción F.; Pereira, Mark A.; Welsh, Jean A.; Vignolo, J.; Fishbein, Daniel B.; Khan, Laura Kettel; Lm, Grummer-Strawn

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.017

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“…Overall, the most likely cause of the increased plasma thyroxine concentration combined with the clinical signs of thyrotoxicosis in these dogs was due to feeding thyroid tissue from animal origin. Thyrotoxicosis factitia, as this is called in human medicine, has been reported in people eating hamburgers containing ground beef thyroid or eating excessive amount of sausages containing thyroid hormones (Malvinder and Sturge 2003, Conrey and other 2008, Hendriks and Looij 2010).…”

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“…Exogenous hyperthyroidism, a result of excessive intake of thyroid hormones, is uncommon in dogs and may result from excessive administration of sodium levothyroxine (Feldman and Nelson 2004). In human medicine, excessive consumption of meat contaminated with thyroid tissue has resulted in exogenous hyperthyroidism (Malvinder and Sturge 2003, Conrey and other 2008, Hendriks and Looij 2010) but this has so far not been reported in dogs.…”

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Dietary hyperthyroidism in dogs

Kohler

Stengel

Neiger

2012

J of Small Animal Practice

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Dietary hyperthyroidism in dogs

Kohler

Stengel

Neiger

2012

J of Small Animal Practice

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“…Canine hyperthyroidism is a very uncommon disease. Recently, Köhler et al (2012) reported a new cause of hyperthyroxinemia in dogs, similar to dietary hyperthyroidism that has been reported in humans (Hedberg et al, 1987;Kinney et al, 1988;Parmar and Sturge, 2003;Conrey et al, 2008;Hendriks and Looij, 2010). Köhler et al (2012) retrospectively described twelve dogs with increased plasma TT4 concentration due to the feeding of a raw meat diet.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…In humans, excessive consumption of meat contaminated with thyroid hormones can also lead to hyperthyroidism. Thyrotoxicosis factitia, as this disease is called in human medicine, has been reported in people eating hamburgers or excessive amounts of sausages containing thyroid tissue (Hedberg et al, 1987;Kinney et al, 1988;Parmar and Sturge, 2003;Conrey et al, 2008;Hendriks and Looij, 2010). Dietary hyperthyroidism has recently been described in dogs (Köhler et al, 2012;Zeugswetter et al, 2013).…”

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Voedselgerelateerde hyperthyroïdie bij een rottweiler

Cornelissen¹,

Roover²,

Paepe³

et al. 2014

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

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In this report, a clinical case of dietary hyperthyroidism in a dog is described. An elevenmonth- old, male, intact Rottweiler was presented because of panting, weight loss and increased serum total thyroxine concentration. A complete history revealed that the dog was fed a bone and raw food diet, which made dietary induced hyperthyroidism very likely. Other possible differentials were excluded after a thorough diagnostic work-up. Finally, after changing towards a traditional commercial maintenance diet, the clinical symptoms resolved and thyroid blood values normalized. In every dog with an increased serum total thyroxine concentration, with or without clinical signs of hyperthyroidism, a thorough dietary history should be obtained. Owners should be informed that raw food diets tend to be nutritionally imbalanced, carry the risk of bacterial contamination, and have other safety problems. Therefore, veterinarians should recommend against feeding these diets.

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“…described a case–control study of community outbreaks in Minas, Uruguay, caused by the consumption of minced beef and chorizo contaminated with thyroid gland. A beef supplier selling meat cuts containing thyroid gland was identified 5. Additionally, it has also been described isolated cases of alimentary thyrotoxicosis.…”

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Intermittent and recurrent episodes of subclinical hypothyroidism, central hypothyroidism and T3-toxicosis in an elderly woman

Megías¹,

Iglesias

Villanueva

et al. 2012

BMJ Case Reports

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Exogenous thyrotoxicosis is usually caused by ingestion of excessive amounts of thyroid hormone, which could be intentional or surreptitious (known as factitious thyrotoxicosis). Non-pharmacological exogenous thyrotoxicosis is an exceptional event. One example is alimentary thyrotoxicosis, which is caused by the ingestion of meat or sausage containing thyroid tissue, inadvertently mixed with traces of muscles and other tissues of the animal's neck (hamburger thyrotoxicosis). We report for the first time a patient who had recurrent episodes of triiodothyronine (T3) toxicosis for several years due to inadvertent chronic consumption of contaminated traditional Spanish cold meat with porcine thyroid.

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Thyrotoxicosis outbreak linked to consumption of minced beef and chorizo: Minas, Uruguay, 2003–2004

Cited by 7 publications

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Dietary hyperthyroidism in dogs

Dietary hyperthyroidism in dogs

Voedselgerelateerde hyperthyroïdie bij een rottweiler

Intermittent and recurrent episodes of subclinical hypothyroidism, central hypothyroidism and T3-toxicosis in an elderly woman

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