Acute myoedema: An unusual presenting manifestation of hypothyroid myopathy

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 892, 2000, Pages 99-100

  Bhansali, A ^a   Chandran, V ^a   Ramesh, J ^a   Kashyap, A ^a   Dash, R J ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Myoedema; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MYOGLOBIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISORIENTATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DROWSINESS; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THYROIDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; EDEMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0033984833     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.892.99     Document Type: Article

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