hypothyroidism (including Hashimoto's disease, cretinism, myxedema, goitrous diseases, scleroderma, amyloid goiter, or hemochromatosis following neck irradiation for head and neck cancer)
use of certain prescribed medication, including dexamethasone, propranolol, lithium, iodine, methimazole, propylthiouracil, interferon alfa, interleukin-2, and amiodarone
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Review Date: 1/18/2006
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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