Hypothyroid myopathy mimicking postpolio syndrome
| Autor: | Rakesh Lalla, Ritesh Sahu, Rajesh Verma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Weakness Pediatrics endocrine system Neurology endocrine system diseases Hashimoto Disease Article Autoimmune thyroiditis Diagnosis Differential Hypothyroidism Muscular Diseases Internal medicine medicine Humans Myopathy Muscle Weakness business.industry Muscle weakness General Medicine medicine.disease Poliomyelitis Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome Thyroxine Endocrinology Dietary Supplements Calcium Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2012 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Hypothyroidism can have diverse neurological manifestations. Myopathy may rarely be the sole manifestation of autoimmune thyroiditis. We hereby report an atypical manifestation of severe hypothyroidism in a middle-aged woman with childhood onset of paralytic polio involving her right leg presenting with a recent onset of increased weakness in the right leg mimicking postpolio syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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