Chronic glue sniffing with transient central hypothyroidism and hypergonadotropism

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 747-751

  Chen, Hua Fen ^a   Chen, Shwe Winn ^b   Chen, Peter ^a   Su, Mei Chin ^a   See, Ting Ting ^a   Lee, Hsin Yu ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glue; Gonadotropin; Hypothyroidism; Pituitary; Toluene

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUE SNIFFING; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MUSCLE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPHILICITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1342290304     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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