[Thyroid myopathy in an aged woman]
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[Thyroid myopathy in an aged woman]
Abstract
The case is reported of an old woman with a myopathy syndrome. Upon differential diagnosis this myopathy was attributed to hypothyroidism. Treatment with low doses of L-thyroxine lead to complete remission of the clinical and serologic syndrome.
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