Hyperthyroidism in a cocaine-dependent patient

Burton, K.R.; Martin, C.A.; Murray, F.T.; Muniz, C.E.

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 50(8): 305-306

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689
PMID: 2760003
Document Number: 327660
Although clinical manifestations of cocaine use are similar to the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and research suggests that cocaine may affect the thyroid, no occurrences of cocaine-associated thyroid toxicity have been reported. The authors report a case of Graves' disease in a cocaine-dependent patient and propose that the patient's cocaine use may have precipitated thyroid toxicity.

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