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Graves’ Orbitopathy Precipitated by Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism Secondary to Carbimazole for Graves’ Disease

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  1. Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Calcutta, India

    Deep Dutta, Manoj Kumar, Satinath Mukhopadhyay & Subhankar Chowdhury

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Dutta, D., Kumar, M., Mukhopadhyay, S. et al. Graves’ Orbitopathy Precipitated by Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism Secondary to Carbimazole for Graves’ Disease. Indian J Pediatr 81, 1244–1245 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-014-1443-2

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