Ascites as the first manifestation of hypothyroidism. Report of two cases;Ascite isolee et revelatrice d'une hypothyroidie

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 22, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 732-735

  Desramé, Jéröme ^a,c   Mathurin, Philippe ^a   Rozov, Roman ^b   Sabaté, Jean Marc ^a   Poynard, Thierry ^a   Opolon, Pierre ^a   Denis, Jacques ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SUD FRANCILIEN   (France)

^c HIA Val de Grace   (France)

Author keywords

Ascites; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYXEDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

AGED; ASCITES; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031757940     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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