Pericardial effusion due to hypothyroidism in Down syndrome: Report of four cases

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-144

  Dinleyici, Ener Cagri ^a   Ucar, Birsen ^a   Kilic, Zubeyir ^a   Dogruel, Nesrin ^a   Yarar, Coskun ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Down syndrome; Hypothyroidism; Pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; OXYGEN; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SALBUTAMOL; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 34248402533     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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