Use of combined liothyronine and thyroxine therapy for consumptive hypothyroidism associated with hepatic haemangiomas in infancy

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-152

  Peters, Catherine ^a   Langham, Shirley ^a   Mullis, Primus E ^b   Dattani, Mehul T ^a,c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatic haemangioma; Hypothyroidism; Type 3 deiodinase

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; JAUNDICE; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 77954810669     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000281884     Document Type: Article

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