[Clinical evaluation and results of therapy with Na-levothyroxin in 43 children with hashimoto thyroiditis]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Hashimoto thyroiditis is the most common cause of acquired hypothyroidism in children and adolescents. In this study, 43 children with Hashimoto thyroiditis were selected randomly Pediatric Endocrinology patients of Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of either TPOAb>75 IU/ml or TGBA> 150 IU/ml. The patients were divided into two groups of hypothyroid [26] or euthyroid [17]. Both groups were treated by levothyroxin for 20 months and then were followed up for 11 months without any drugs