A case of inappropriate thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion syndrome after thalidomide treatment
Yanju Zhu, Juan Chen · 2026
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Yanju Zhu and Juan Chen report an unusual thyroid case linked to a drug called thalidomide, in a 2026 paper. The drug is used for several diseases, including some skin conditions. Their patient already had an underactive thyroid and HIV infection. During thalidomide treatment, blood tests showed a strange pattern that did not match classic thyroid disease.
The hormone that drives the thyroid was high, yet the thyroid hormones it should suppress were also high. That mix points to a syndrome where the driving signal is out of step with the gland. The authors call the pattern new for this drug. They advise checking thyroid function before treatment, often in the first months, and then each month.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yanju Zhu, Juan Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |