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A young lady with swelling and stiffness of calf muscles

Hypothyroidism causes a variety of changes in the body. Though uncommon, hypothyroidism can present as myopathy. Hoffman's syndrome is a specific, rare form of hypothyroid myopathy, which causes proximal weakness and pseudohypertrophy of muscles.

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Autores principales: Kiran, H. S., Sudharshana Murthy, K. A., Aparna, A. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21731874
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.81946
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spelling pubmed-31250022011-07-01 A young lady with swelling and stiffness of calf muscles Kiran, H. S. Sudharshana Murthy, K. A. Aparna, A. N. Indian J Endocrinol Metab Case Report Hypothyroidism causes a variety of changes in the body. Though uncommon, hypothyroidism can present as myopathy. Hoffman's syndrome is a specific, rare form of hypothyroid myopathy, which causes proximal weakness and pseudohypertrophy of muscles. Medknow Publications 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3125002/ /pubmed/21731874 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.81946 Text en © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125002/
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