Growth impairment in children with atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis and pituitary hyperplasia

ConclusionsThis is the largest pediatric cohort with severe autoimmune primary hypothyroidism without goiter, but with pituitary hyperplasia in which significant growth impairment was the most evident presenting sign. AAT phenotype might be correlated with this specific clinical presentation. In youths with growth impairment, hypothyroidism should always be excluded even in the absence of clear clinical signs of dysthyroidism.
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research