An unusual cause of epidemic thyrotoxicosis

Acta Clinica Belgica: International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 451-453

  Wartique, Lucie ^a   Pothen, Lucie ^a   Pirson, Nathalie ^a   Hermans, Michel P ^a   Lambert, Michel ^a   Yildiz, Halil ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hamburger thyrotoxicosis; Hyperthyroidism

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ PLUS EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPRANOLOL; TECHNETIUM; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULSE RATE; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREMOR; VIRUS LOAD; VOMITING; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RED MEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RED MEAT; THYROTOXICOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016476021     PISSN: 17843286     EISSN: 22953337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2017.1309336     Document Type: Article

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