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Horse losing weight and not responding to thyroid test - what helped?
By Costello, Jillian et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2019·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in a horse with hyperthyroidism associated with a functional thyroid adenoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 16-year-old American Paint Horse gelding was brought in because he was losing weight and had high levels of thyroid hormones. Tests showed he had a functional thyroid adenoma, which is a type of tumor affecting the thyroid gland. The horse did not respond to a specific hormone stimulation test, but after the adenoma was surgically removed, his health improved and the clinical signs went away.
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Abstract
A 16-year-old American Paint Horse gelding was presented for evaluation of weight loss and high serum thyroid hormone concentrations resulting from a functional thyroid adenoma. The horse showed no response to a thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test. Clinical signs resolved following surgical removal of the adenoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31692666/