Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Amal Alkhotani

Publications

• Case Report
  Hoffmann’s Syndrome a Presenting Manifestation of Hypothyroidism
  Author(s): Amal AlkhotaniAmal Alkhotani
  
  Hypothyrodisim associated with different neuromuscular manifestations. Rarely patient with hypothyroidism may develop muscular pseudohypertrophy a condition called Hoffmann’s syndrome in adults. We report a patient present mainly with myelgia, cramps, calf pseudohypertrophy and persistently elevated Creatine Kinase (CK) with absence of other systemic symptoms of hypothyroidism. His laboratory works revealed severe hypothyroidism. Treatment with L-thyroxine resulted into disappearance of symptoms, normalization of CK and return of calf size to normal. Hypothyrodism should be considered when evaluating patients with neuromuscular complaints even in absence of systemic symptoms. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000279

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