An unusual presentation of acquired hypothyroidism: the Van Wyk–Grumbach syndrome
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An unusual presentation of acquired hypothyroidism: the Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome.
The association in young females of long-standing primary hypothyroidism, isosexual precocious pseudopuberty and multicystic enlarged ovaries was first described in 1960 by Van Wyk and Grumbach. Since then, sporadic case reports have contributed to clarifying the key features of this syndrome. The unique elements that lead to this diagnosis are FSH-dominated sexual precocity combined with a del...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-11-0494