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June 01, 2010
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Inappropriately elevated TSH and weight loss
A 45-year-old Ethiopian man presented to his primary care doctor with several months of weight loss, generalized weakness, fatigue, sweats, heat intolerance, weakness and difficulty climbing stairs caused by shortness of breath. He denied any visual changes but reported daily throbbing frontal headaches. He denied palpitations, tremor, diarrhea and constipation. He denied any galactorrhea or breast pain. A review of systems was otherwise negative.