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An atypical presentation of hypothyroidism with extremely exaggerated functional impairment
Alireza Arezoumand1, Sahar Nazari1, Kimia Jazi1
1Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine Medical University of Qom Qom Iran.
Key Clinical Message:
Myopathy-related symptoms are rare manifestations of hypothyroidism. Clinicians should consider hypothyroid myopathy as one of the possible diagnoses for patients with proximal weaknesses.
Abstract:
Myopathy-related symptoms are rare manifestations of hypothyroidism. Clinicians should consider hypothyroid myopathy as one of the possible diagnoses for patients with proximal weaknesses. We report a 34-year-old woman, presenting with a new atypical musculoskeletal manifestation of hypothyroidism mimicking polymyositis.
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