A case of ovarian enlargement in severe primary hypothyroidism and review of the literature [1]

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-68

  Bassam, Taher ^a   Ajlouni, Kamel ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; HAIR LOSS; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYST; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN CYSTS; PITUITARY GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 33644547363     PISSN: 13199226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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