Changes of Thyroid Hormones and Their Binding Proteins during Plasma Exchange for Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Substituted Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Jenni, Stefan; Adler, Marcel; Lanz, Simone; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri; Christ, Emanuel (2016). Changes of Thyroid Hormones and Their Binding Proteins during Plasma Exchange for Polyneuropathy in a Patient with Substituted Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 43(1), pp. 45-49. Karger 10.1159/000440822

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BACKGROUND

Pharmacodynamic studies and data concerning adaptation of thyroid substitution in patients with substituted hypothyroidism during plasma exchange (PE) is not available.

CASE REPORT

We measured TSH, fT3 and fT4, total T4, thyroxin binding globulin (TBG), and albumin before and after 5 PE procedures in a 37-year-old women who underwent PE for a therapy-resistant polyneuropathy. Thyroxin was increased empirically by 8% resulting in a dose of 1.95 µg/kg per day.

RESULTS

Despite larger reductions of total T4 and TBG over a series of 5 PEs (40-50% from baseline), only small reductions of 8% in fT3 and fT4 concentrations were documented with a concomittant increase in TSH level. Changes of fT4, fT3, and TSH remained within normal range.

CONCLUSIONS

i) Despite a significant decrease in total thyroid hormone pool following PE, fT4, fT3, and TSH concentrations changed only slightly. ii) Based on this observation, a general increase in thyroid replacement therapy before PE cannot be recommended, but considered in case of a high normal TSH level.

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