Five cases of childhood-onset Graves’ disease treated with either surgery or radio-iodine therapy
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Five cases of childhood-onset Graves’ disease treated with either surgery or radio-iodine therapy
There are three major therapeutic options for the treatment of Graves' disease (GD): antithyroid drugs (ATDs), thyroidectomy, and radio-iodine (RAI) therapy. ATDs are the initial treatment option for children. However, some pediatric GD patients who are initially treated with ATDs require other type of treatments later on. We reviewed the medical records of childhood-onset GD cases retrospectiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0918-5739,1347-7358
DOI: 10.1297/cpe.26.265