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Myxedema Ascites: A Rare Presentation of Uncontrolled Hypothyroidism

Less than four percent of patients with hypothyroidism develop ascites. Ascites as the presenting feature of hypothyroidism is uncommon, hence diagnosis is often delayed. Once it is diagnosed, treatment of hypothyroidism leads to quick clinical improvement in ascites. We report a case of a female pa...

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Autores principales: Khalid, Sameen, Asad-Ur-Rahman, FNU, Abbass, Aamer, Gordon, Dwayne, Abusaada, Khalid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28083456
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.912