Hashimoto's thyroiditis in childhood: presentation modes and evolution over time

Aim of this survey is to report the most recent views about Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) natural history according to the different presentations. In children presenting with either euthyroidism or subclinical hypothyroidism HT spontaneous course is frequently characterized by a trend towards deteri...

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Autores principales: De Luca, Filippo, Santucci, Simona, Corica, Domenico, Pitrolo, Elda, Romeo, Marika, Aversa, Tommaso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3567976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-39-8
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Sumario:Aim of this survey is to report the most recent views about Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) natural history according to the different presentations. In children presenting with either euthyroidism or subclinical hypothyroidism HT spontaneous course is frequently characterized by a trend towards deterioration of thyroid function, whereas in those presenting with overt hyperthyroidism a definitive resolution of hyperthyroid phase is to be expected. Another possible even though unusual outcome of HT is the conversion to Graves’ disease.

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