Polymyositis-like syndrome in hypothyroidism: Review of cases reported over the past twenty-five years

Thyroid

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-336

  Madariaga, Miguel ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOREFLEXIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS LIKE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDON REFLEX; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036225048     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10507250252949478     Document Type: Review

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