Xerosis in hypothyroidism: A potential role for the use of topical thyroid hormone in euthyroid patients

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 736-739

  Heymann, W R ^a   Gans, E H ^b   Manders, S M ^a   Green, J J ^a   Haimowitz, J E ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Medicis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; LANOLIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LIOTHYRONINE I 125; PETROLATUM; SKIN LIPID; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KERATINIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; XEROSIS;

EID: 0035665840     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1448     Document Type: Article

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