Severe amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism: The interest of total thyroidectomy [3];Hyperthyroïdies graves à l'amiodarone: Intérêt de la thyroïdectomie totale

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 28, 2003, Pages 1324-

  Perrier, Eric ^a   Carlioz, Roland ^a   Lerecouvreux, Michel ^a   Quiniou, Gilles ^a   Deroche, Jacques ^a   Burlaton, Jean Paul ^a  

^a PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LETTER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041334121     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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