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| Hypothyroid Myopathy on eMedicine 
Hypothyroid Myopathy - Deficiency of thyroid hormone leads to a state called hypothyroidism. Common causes of hypothyroidism include the following: Treatment with radioactive iodine I 131 for Graves disease Hashimoto disease - An autoimmune process in which lymphocytic infiltration and fibrous tissue accumulation cause replacement of normal thyroid tissue Drug-induced hypothyroidism - Known to occur with amiodarone and iodine (ie, Wolff-Chaikoff effect) Hereditary disorders of the iodothyronine synthesis pathway (thyroxine [T4] and triiodothyronine [T3]) Pituitary tumors and related surgical ... |
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| Myopathy Related Clinical Trials
Myopathy Related Clinical Trials from ClinicalTrials.gov. ClinicalTrials.gov is a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, developed by the National Library of Medicine. |
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