title: [Tendency to edema as the initial symptom of hyperthyroidism].
abstract: Peripheral oedema which is not of cardiac origin may be an early clinical sign of hyperthyroidism. Measurement of the thyroid parameters is recommended in patients with sudden onset of oedema of the lower limbs and tachycardia without any immediate cause.
authors.affiliation: Speciallaegeklinik, Helsingørsgade, Hillerød.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Toft
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Odemtendens som debutsymptom ved hypertyreose.