Acta Médica Portuguesa (Dec 1991)

Miopatia do hipotiroidismo.

  • C Paiva,
  • A M Mouro,
  • M L Luís,
  • F Fonseca,
  • M Quina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.3376
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 6

Abstract

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The authors report a case of primary hypothyroidism where the main symptoms were caused by muscular lesions and disappeared after treatment with L-thyroxine. Based on this case study the authors then review both the clinical aspects and the diagnostical methods of hypothyroidism myopathy, noting its frequency, be it in terms of isolated laboratory changes or in terms of functional changes.