Hepatotoxicity and Anti-Nuclear Antibody Positivity During Methimazole Therapy for Thyrotoxicosis: A Case Report

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Cases

سال: 2015

ISSN: 1923-4155,1923-4163

DOI: 10.14740/jmc2009w