Exacerbation of underlying hypothyroidism caused by proteinuria and induction of urinary thyroxine loss: Case report and subsequent investigation

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-103

  Chandurkar, Vikram ^a   Shik, John ^a   Randell, Edward ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PROTEINURIA; URINARY EXCRETION; WEIGHT GAIN; KIDNEY; LIPOID NEPHROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY; NEPHROSIS, LIPOID; PROTEINURIA; THYROXINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 40649095037     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.14.1.97     Document Type: Article

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