Cullen's sign and massive ovarian enlargement secondary to primary hypothyroidism in a patient with a normal FSH receptor

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-510

  Sultan, A ^a   Velaga, M R ^b   Fleet, M ^a   Cheetham, T ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDITIS; UMBILICUS;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVARY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RECEPTORS, FSH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 33744831989     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.088443     Document Type: Article

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