Cardiomyopathy and pseudopuberty in a girl with severe hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis

Endocrinologist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-19

  Poomthavorn, Preamrudee ^a   Mahachoklertwattana, Pat ^a   Wanitkun, Suthep ^a   Limsuwan, Alisa ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Cardiomyopathy; Congestive heart failure; Hypothyroidism; Pseudopuberty

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIGOXIN; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 33846783040     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000257438.76047.83     Document Type: Article

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