Premonitory diagnostic signs and symptoms (scores) of thyroid hypofunction: a clinical observation.
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1998-08-07
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We analyzed signs and symptoms of 79 cases of clinically suspected thyroid hypofunctions. There is positive correlation between clinical manifestations and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). In 33 (41.7%) TSH was ranged between 20-75 microunit (mu u) suggestive of hypothyroidism, 36 (45.5) were euthyroid. Clinical signs and symptoms are scored according to their frequency correlated with serum TSH are 4,3,2,1, and 0.5.
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Bawaskar HS. Premonitory diagnostic signs and symptoms (scores) of thyroid hypofunction: a clinical observation. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1998 Aug; 46(8): 714-5