A singular case of graves' disease in congenital thyroid hemiagenesis

Hormone Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 107-110

  Baldini, Marina ^a,b   Orsatti, Alessandra ^a   Cantalamessa, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Thyroid hemiagenesis

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 18744379455     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084568     Document Type: Article

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