Hypothyroidism due to ethionamide [5]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 2757-2759

  McDonnell, Marie E ^a   Braverman, Lewis E ^a   Bernardo, John ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHIONAMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; THIAMAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ETHIONAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 21244454931     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200506303522621     Document Type: Letter

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