Acquired von Willebrand's syndrome resulting from untreated hypothyroidism in two prepubertal girls

Haemophilia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 687-689

  Galli tsinopoulou, Assimina ^a   Stylianou, C ^a   Papaioannou, G ^b   Nousia arvanitakis, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acquired von Willebrand's syndrome; Children; Hypothyroidism; Thyroiditis Hashimoto

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COARSE FACE; CONSTIPATION; DETERIORATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRY SKIN; FACE EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MYALGIA; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PALLOR; PETECHIA; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 33750717853     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2006.01355.x     Document Type: Article

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