Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Acute abdomen and hypothyroidism
Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical and Educational Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
Correspondence to:
Anil Bhansali, anilbhansali_endocrine{at}rediffmail.com
Acute abdomen with multicystic ovaries as a presenting manifestation of juvenile primary hypothyroidism is rare. Appropriate diagnosis and levothyroxine treatment is rewarding and avoids inadvertent surgery. We present three such cases.
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