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Prickly Heat Treatment
Sensitivity to heat; Intolerance to heat
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Ladenson P, Kim M. Thyroid. In: Goldman L and Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2007:chap 244.
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