Severe hypothyroidism presenting as obstructive sleep apnea

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-383

  Rosen, Dennis ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hypothyroidism; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DOWN SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; THYROXINE;

EID: 77953017200     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809351093     Document Type: Article

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