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Graves’ hyperthyroidism accompanied with acute hepatitis B virus infection: an extrahepatic manifestation?

BACKGROUND: Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) primarily affects hepatocytes, it has also been shown to cause complications in the skin, joints, muscles, and kidneys. Thyroid dysfunction is uncommon in cases of acute HBV infection. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we describe a case of a 46-year-old...

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Autores principales: Cui, Wei, Deng, Baocheng, Wang, Wen, Liu, Pei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4874021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27206523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0537-z