Primary hypothyroidism presenting as multiple ovarian cysts in an adult woman: A case report

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 586-589

  Kubota, Kazuko ^a,b   Itho, Masahiro ^a   Kishi, Hiroshi ^a   Igarashi, Shigeo ^a   Minegishi, Takashi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Ovary; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVER FUNCTION; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARIAN CYSTS; THYROID EXTRACT, DESICCATED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549120881     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590802288192     Document Type: Article

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