Extent of hypoechogenic area in the thyroid is related with thyroid dysfunction after subacute thyroiditis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-36

  Nishihara, E ^a   Amino, N ^a   Ohye, H ^a   Ota, H ^a   Ito, M ^a   Kubota, S ^a   Fukata, S ^a   Miyauchi, A ^a  

^a KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Hypoechogenic area; Hypothyroidism; Prednisone; Subacute thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE DISPLAY; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID WEIGHT;

EID: 64549103836     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345675     Document Type: Article

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