A curious case of refractory hypothyroidism due to selective malabsorption of oral thyroxine

摘要

There are very few cases in the literature in which refractory persistent hypothyroidism responded only to parenteral doses of levothyroxine and no evidence of any malabsorptive disorder could be identified. Here, we present a rare case of a 35-year-old woman with refractory hypothyroidism who responded only to intravenous doses of levothyroxine. We also discuss possible causes for the same.Keywords: Refractory hypothyroidism, selective malabsorption, thyroxine