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Increased serum creatinine associated with severe primary hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
HALL C,
BATCH J,
JONES C
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb01548.x
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , thyroiditis , thyroid , hormone , endocrinology , gastroenterology
A case of myxoedema due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis associated with a significant increase in serum creatinine is reported. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy resulted in normalization of the serum biochemistry within 1 month.