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. 1981 Jun;57(668):405. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.57.668.405

Vomiting due to gastric stasis as the presenting feature in thyrotoxicosis

A J Parkin, A P Nisbet, N Bishop
PMCID: PMC2424911  PMID: 7301693

Abstract

A patient with severe thyrotoxicosis of the apathetic variant in whom vomiting was the prominent presenting symptom is described. An alternative mechanism for thyrotoxic vomiting is postulated.

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