Is hyperthyroidism underestimated in pregnancy and misdiagnosed as hyperemesis gravidarum?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-386

  Luetic, Ana Tikvica ^a   Miskovic, Berivoj ^a  

^a University Hospital Sveti Duh   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHESIS; PREGNANCY;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CROATIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE; PREGNANCY; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 77955589985     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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