Short stature and an interesting association.
Indian J Hum Genet
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2013 Jan; 19(1): 101-103
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-147646
ABSTRACT
Untreated hypothyroidism in children usually results in delayed puberty, but juvenile hypothyroidism causes isosexual precocious puberty in a rare syndrome called Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome, with a complete reversal to the pre pubertal state following thyroid hormone replacement therapy. We report here, a 7-year-old girl who presented with short stature, constipation and isosexual precocious puberty due to the long standing untreated severe hypothyroidism with this syndrome.
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Main subject:
Puberty, Precocious
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Female
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Humans
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Child
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Dwarfism
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Hypothyroidism
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Hum Genet
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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