Dysphagia as a primary manifestation of hyperthyroidism: A case report

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-37

  Guldiken, B ^a   Guldiken S, S ^b,c   Turgut, N ^b   Yuce, M ^a   Arikan, E ^b   Tugrul, A ^b  

^a Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Mimar Sinan Evleri Fatih Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Hyperthyroidism; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MYOPATHY; NAUSEA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33645569475     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2006.007     Document Type: Article

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