Thyroid storm presenting as jaundice and complete heart block

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 748-751

  Ho, Su Chin ^a   Eng, P H K ^b   Ding, Z P ^b   Fok, A C K ^b   Khoo, D H C ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrio ventricular conduction; Heart failure; Mitral valve prolapse; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0032153271     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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