Isolated Central Hypothyroidism in Short Stature
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Pituitary hyperplasia in children with short stature and primary hypothyroidism.
We present eight cases with short stature, pituitary hyperplasia, and hypothyroidism. Pituitary hyperplasia due to primary hypothyroidism was diagnosed on the basis of clinical manifestations, endocrine examination and MRI. After 2 to 6 months of L-thyroxine replacement therapy, the signs of hypothyroidism disappeared; free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, thyrotropin and prolactin became norm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199512000-00023