Cardiomyopathy and pericardial effusion in a 7 year-old boy with Β-thalassaemia major, severe primary hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism due to iron overload

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 181-184

  de Sanctis, Vincenzo ^a   Govoni, Maria Rita ^a   Sprocati, Monica ^a   Marsella, Maria ^a   Conti, Elena ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypoparathyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Iron overload; Thalassaemia major

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; IRON CHELATING AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON OVERLOAD; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; SCHOOL CHILD; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CALCIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; DIGOXIN; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; THYROXINE;

EID: 58149481339     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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