Thyroid function tests in amyloid goitre.
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چکیده
We present two patients with amyloid goitre due to primary systemic amyloidosis which was confirmed at post-mortem. Both were clinically euthyroid but had hyperthyroxinaemia and other thyroid function tests suggestive of thyrotoxicosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 66 774 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990