Reversible subclinical hypothyroidism in the presence of adrenal insufficiency

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 572-575

  Abdullatif, Hussein D ^a,b   Ashraf, Ambika P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; CORTICOSTEROID; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED PUBERTY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947365613     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.12.5.572     Document Type: Article

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