title: Acute abdomen and hypothyroidism.
abstract: Acute abdomen with multicystic ovaries as a presenting manifestation of juvenile primary hypothyroidism is rare. Appropriate diagnosis and levothyroxine treatment is rewarding and avoids inadvertent surgery. We present three such cases.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical and Educational Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shanmugasundar
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santosh
authors.forename: Pinaki
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutta