5A02.4
category
Thyrotoxicosis factitia
Definition
Thyrotoxicosis factitia occurs by the ingestion of excessive amounts of exogenous thyroid hormone in the form of thyroid hormone supplements such as the most widely used supplement levothyroxine.
Also indexed as
Thyrotoxicosis factitiafactitious hyperthyroidismfactitious hyperthyroidism from ingestion of excessive thyroid materialiatrogenic hyperthyroidism (in part)iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis (in part)thyrotoxicosis medicamentosa (in part)
Nearby in Thyrotoxicosis
5A02.0Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goitre5A02.1Thyrotoxicosis with toxic single thyroid nodule5A02.2Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goitre5A02.3Thyrotoxicosis from ectopic thyroid tissue5A02.5Thyroid crisis5A02.6Secondary hyperthyroidism4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified