Bilateral adhesive capsulitis, oligoarthritis and proximal myopathy as presentation of hypothyroidism.
A patient who presented with bilateral adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, oligoarthropathy and rapidly progressive proximal myopathy is described. Although clinically euthyroid, autoimmune and biochemical hypothyroidism was the only predisposing factor found. Clinical deterioration after initiation of thyroxine replacement was followed by delayed improvement with reduction in initially elevated ESR and CRP.
Bowman
C A
CA
Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
Jeffcoate
W J
WJ
Pattrick
M
M
Doherty
M
M
D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D013974:Thyroxine