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It results from this that the indications for thyroid 

 medication are multiple. The chief indications are: 

 myxedema, lymphatism, simple obesity, nervous exhaus- 

 tion (Fiessinger), Dercum's disease, chronic rheumatism, 

 certain migraines (Leopold Levi), slowness in repair of 

 fractures, certain dermatoses and infections. 



The fresh gland can be used (rarely now), total dried 

 extract, and glycerinated extracts (rarely used). It must 

 be used very carefully in individuals with cardiac disease 

 and is contraindicated in hyperthyroidism and notably, 

 in spite of a few exceptions, in Basedow's disease. 



