Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as Unilateral Drop Foot
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Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as Unilateral Drop Foot
Neuromuscular disorders associated with hyperthyroidism have several variations in their clinical phenotype, such as ophthalmopathy, periodic paralysis, and thyrotoxic myopathy. We herein report an unusual case of thyrotoxic myopathy presenting as unilateral drop foot. Histopathological examinations of the left tibialis anterior muscle showed marked variation in the fiber size, mild inflammator...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8374