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Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome: a rare presentation of a common endocrine disorder
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, IPGME and R/SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India
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Keywords
Van Wyk and Grumbach; hypothyroidism; puberty; multicystic enlarged ovaries; pituitary; L-thyroxine
Title
Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome: a rare presentation of a common endocrine disorder
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Article type
Clinical vignette
Pages
784-785
Published online
2022-06-29
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2022;73(4):784-785.
Keywords
Van Wyk and Grumbach
hypothyroidism
puberty
multicystic enlarged ovaries
pituitary
L-thyroxine
Authors
Pankaj Singhania
Rana Bhattarcharjee
Subhankar Chowdhury
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