An infant with cytomegalovirus-induced subacute thyroiditis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-193

  Al Maawali, Almundher ^a   Al Yaarubi, Saif ^a   Al Futaisi, Abdullah ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NECK TUMOR; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 41449084446     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.2.191     Document Type: Article

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