Abstract

WERNER, Sidney C. La triyodotironina en la medicina clínica. Rev. argent. endocrinol. metab. [online]. 2015, vol.52, n.2, pp.53-56. ISSN 1851-3034.

Apart from its importance to the physiologist, triio­dothyroine has been of value to the clinician. One use has been in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and in the detection of nontoxic nodular goiter with "bot" or active nodules. Another has been in the treatment of hypothyroidism. Further indications have been suggested but efficacy has not yet been confirmed. Claims have been made for the successful treatment of resistant hypothyroid patients who did not respond to desiccated thyroid by mouth. Some instances of male oligozzospermia have been said to improve following triiodothyronine administration. Finally the basal metabolic rate has been made to increase in some patients with hypometabolism but without hypothyroidism. However, such claims require very critical appraisal by means of large series of patients receiving both hormone and a placebo, before they can be admitted into practice.

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