PSEUDO-HYPERTHYROIDISM: BIOTIN INTERFERENCE IN A CASE WITH RENAL FAILURE

Demiral M., Kiraz Z. K., Alatas İ. Ö., Cetin N., Kirel B.

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.319-322, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4183/aeb.2021.319
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.319-322
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: biotin interference, renal failure, pseudo-hyperthyroidism, HIGH-DOSE BIOTIN, GRAVES-DISEASE, THERAPY, TSH
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction. Biotin treatment causes false-low or false-high results in some immunoassays methods. This phenomenon is called as biotin interference. In the present article, a seven-month-old male, with renal failure and laboratory hyperthyroidism due to biotin interference is presented.