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. 2017 May;11(5):OL01-OL02.

doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/21234.9913. Epub 2017 May 1.

Hoffmann's Syndrome- A Rare Form of Hypothyroid Myopathy

Basavaprabhu Achappa¹, Deepak Madi¹

Affiliations

PMID: 28658840
PMCID: PMC5483742
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/21234.9913

Hoffmann's Syndrome- A Rare Form of Hypothyroid Myopathy

Basavaprabhu Achappa et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;11(5):OL01-OL02.

doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/21234.9913. Epub 2017 May 1.

Authors

Basavaprabhu Achappa¹, Deepak Madi¹

Affiliation

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Affiliated to Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 28658840
PMCID: PMC5483742
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/21234.9913

No abstract available

Keywords: Hypothyroidism; Muscle weakness; Pseudohypertrophy.

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