Metrorrhagia and precocious puberty revealing primary hypothyroidism in a child with Down's syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 330-331

  Chemaitilly, W ^a   Thalassinos, C ^a   Emond, S ^a   Thibaud, E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; THYROXINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE AGE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; METRORRHAGIA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; METRORRHAGIA; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 0037384859     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.4.330     Document Type: Article

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