Gynaecomastia as a presenting feature of thyrotoxicosis
Year: 1999
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The association between gynaecomastia and thyrotoxicosis is well recognised. However, the reported frequency of the association is variable, partly depending upon the defining criteria used. Here we report two patients with thyrotoxicosis in whom gynaecomastia was the presenting feature. Both patients had other contributing factors, which are assumed to have predisposed to gynaecomastia. In both patients, the gynaecomastia resolved with successful treatment of the thyrotoxicosis. When gynaecomastia is a presenting, or prominent feature of thyrotoxicosis, the possibility of additional underlying pathology should be considered.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal
Authors: W B Chan, V T F Yeung, C C Chow, W Y So, C S Cockram
Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Male Breast Health Studies
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2046202447