Abstract |
The effect of thyroid hormone treatment on thyromegaly was evaluated in 69 patients < or = 18 years of age with goitrous Hashimoto disease. Changes in goiter size were related to pretreatment thyroid function (serum thyroxine and thyrotropin concentrations). We found that only hypothyroid patients had a clear diminution of their thyromegaly when given thyroid hormone.
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Authors | K I Rother, D Zimmerman, W F Schwenk |
Journal | The Journal of pediatrics
(J Pediatr)
Vol. 124
Issue 4
Pg. 599-601
(Apr 1994)
ISSN: 0022-3476 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8151477
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Thyroid Hormones
- Thyrotropin
- Thyroxine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Goiter
(blood, drug therapy, etiology)
- Humans
- Hypothyroidism
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Thyroid Hormones
(therapeutic use)
- Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
(blood, complications, drug therapy)
- Thyrotropin
(blood)
- Thyroxine
(blood)
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