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Published 8 June 2009
Cite this as: BMJ Case Reports 2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.12.2008.1356]
Copyright © 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury

Acute abdomen and hypothyroidism

Anil Bhansali, G Shanmugasundar, Rama Walia, R Santosh, Pinaki Dutta

Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical and Educational Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

Correspondence to:
Anil Bhansali, anilbhansali_endocrine{at}rediffmail.com

SUMMARY

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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