Ovarian cysts in young girls with hypothyroidism: Follow-up and effect of treatment

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 895-900

  Sharma, Yuthika ^a   Bajpai, Anuragh ^a   Mittal, Suneeta ^a   Kabra, Madhulika ^a   Menon, P S N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Ovarian cyst; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG TERM CARE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; ONSET AGE; OVARY CYST; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR REGRESSION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 33748512163     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2006.19.7.895     Document Type: Article

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