Ethionamide-induced hypothyroidism

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-

  Dutta, Bikram S ^a   Hassan, G ^b   Waseem, Q ^c   Saheer, S ^a   Singh, Abhijeet ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c AIDS Control Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHIONAMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYXEDEMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ETHIONAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555169376     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0388     Document Type: Letter

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