Etiological assessment of hyperthyrotropinemia in children with Down's syndrome

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-84

  Dias, Vera M A ^a,b   Nunes, Júlio C R ^a   Araújo, Sabrina S ^a   Goulart, Eugênio M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UFMG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroid disease; Down's syndrome; Hyperthyroidism; Hyperthyrotropinemia; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; LEVOTHYROXINE; PERCHLORATE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPERTHYROTROPINEMIA; HYPOPLASIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SCINTIGRAPHY; THYROID DISEASE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 28344457825     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: 00217557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1287     Document Type: Article

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