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Abstract
A 53-year-old man presented to the endocrinology clinic with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination showed delayed relaxation of the ankle jerk reflex — Woltman’s sign, shown in a video — and laboratory evaluation confirmed a diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism.
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Title
Woltman’s Sign of Hypothyroidism
Author
Iwasaki Yorihiro; Fukaya Kenji 1
1 Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute of Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
1 Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute of Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Section
Images in Clinical Medicine
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct 4, 2018
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2116097254
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