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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...
Autores principales: | Khalid, Sameen, Asad-Ur-Rahman, FNU, Abbass, Aamer, Gordon, Dwayne, Abusaada, Khalid |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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