Ocular changes in primary hypothyroidism
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Ocular features of hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism is due to deficient thyroid function; myxoedema is due to diminished thyroid function associated with solid oedema. Since hypothyroidism develops very gradually and not all cases exhibit solid oedema, diagnosis is very often missed. As the incidence of this condition is more common in females than males and the age at onset corresponds to that of the menopause, diagnosis is very ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Research Notes
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-266