Abstract
Acquired hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disease in paediatric patients and in iodine-replete areas mainly due to autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT). Symptoms of hypothyroidism are unspecific and insidious for which reason thyroid function tests are often part of a general paediatric assessment. Consequently, only few patients present with pronounced symptoms which include a stunted growth pattern and multiorgan involvement when most extreme. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on this common endocrinopathy in childhood.
Translated title of the contribution | Acquired hypothyroidism in children and adolescents |
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Original language | Danish |
Article number | V10220628 |
Journal | Ugeskrift for Læger |
Volume | 185 |
Issue | 22 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - May 2023 |