Congenital hypothyroidism simulating acromegaly - A diagnostic pitfall

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-326

  Ruchala, Marek ^a   Szczepanek, Ewelina ^a   Tamborska Zedlewska, Monika ^a   Czarnywojtek, Agata ^a   Wasko, Ryszard ^a   Sowinski, Jerzy ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Congenital hypothyroidism; Ectopic thyroid; Lingual thyroid; Thyroid dysgenesis

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; RARE DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 70450284512     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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