Euthyroid Sick Syndrome is defined in the online Merck Manual.
According to that definition, here is how Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
and Wilson's Temperature Syndrome compare:
| |
Euthyroid
Sick Syndrome
|
Wilson's
Thyroid Syndrome
|
Probably
due to decreased T4 to T3 conversion |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Thyroid
Blood Tests |
Always Abnormal
|
Typically Normal
|
| Low
Thyroid Symptoms |
None
|
Severe
|
| Persists
after non-thyroid stress or illness has passed |
No
|
Yes
|
| Treated |
No
|
Yes, reversible
|
Other than having one thing in common, Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
and Wilson's Temperature Syndrome are almost complete opposites. Euthyroid
Sick Syndrome is all about abnormal thyroid blood tests in patients
without low thyroid symptoms. The condition is not considered
to need treatment because there are no symptoms and the tests
go back to normal when the stressful illness has passed. On the
other hand, Wilson's Temperature Syndrome causes severe low thyroid
symptoms and is undiagnosable with thyroid blood tests. The symptoms
can persist for years after a stressful illness and can worsen
with subsequent stresses. Without treatment patients may suffer
indefinitely. WTS is reversible and often responds dramatically
well to proper T3 therapy.