Thyroid Dysfunction in Indian Children with Down Syndrome.
Indian Pediatr
;
2014 Sept; 51(9): 751-752
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170821
ABSTRACT
This record review of 82 children with Down Syndrome (DS) between April 2004 and March 2014 who had thyroid dysfunction, showed that majority (76, 92.6%) had subclinical hypothyroidism. Of the 60 patients who underwent radionuclide scan, 63.3% had a normal gland; the rest exhibited only impaired tracer uptake. Ultrasonograms done in 20 patients showed reduction of thyroid gland size in 3 (15%) patients only.
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Indian Pediatr
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2014
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