Autoantibodies may be inhibiting thyroid function in chronic fatigue syndrome aka ME/CFS causing fatigue, postexertional malaise, muscle and joint pain, muscle weakness, etc.
Summary Prolonged or chronic critical illness – a term applied to patients that survive severe injury or infection, but fail to start recovering after a few days – is characterized by low levels of peripheral hormones (including T3, IGF-1, cortisol and testosterone)....
This is the third of a series of posts on non-thyroidal illness syndrome, NTIS – a pattern of altered thyroid hormone activity often present in severe trauma and critical illness. A recent study suggests NTIS may be present in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)...
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