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. 2013 Mar;17(2):352.

doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.109672.

Myoedema: A clinical pointer to hypothyroid myopathy

G Vignesh¹, Karthik Balachandran, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan, Abdoul Hamide

Affiliations

PMID: 23776921
PMCID: PMC3683223
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.109672

Myoedema: A clinical pointer to hypothyroid myopathy

G Vignesh et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar.

. 2013 Mar;17(2):352.

doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.109672.

Authors

G Vignesh¹, Karthik Balachandran, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan, Abdoul Hamide

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

PMID: 23776921
PMCID: PMC3683223
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.109672

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(a) Resting phase. (b) Flicking across the biceps belly with thumb and index fingers. (c) Mounding phase

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