Severely sustained vomiting as the main symptom in a man with thyrotoxicosis

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 311-314

  Chen, Peter ^a   Chen, Hua Fen ^a   Tan, So Wan ^a   Su, Mei Chin ^a   Ng, Kam Wing ^a   Jiang, Chaw Fung ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grave's disease; Thyrotoxicosis; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIOTHYRONINE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; SYMPTOM; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AGED; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROTOXICOSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0142091117     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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