Artigo Revisado por pares

Effect of thyroid hormone treatment on thyromegaly in children and adolescents with Hashimoto disease

1994; Elsevier BV; Volume: 124; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83141-5

ISSN

1097-6833

Autores

Kristina I. Rother, Donald Zimmerman, W. Schwenk,

Tópico(s)

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Resumo

The effect of thyroid hormone treatment on thyromegaly was evaluated in 69 patients ≤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. The effect of thyroid hormone treatment on thyromegaly was evaluated in 69 patients ≤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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