Reversibility of thyrotroph hyperplasia after L-thyroxine replacement therapy in patients with juvenile primary hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-661

  Bhansali, Anil ^a   Sreenivasulu, P ^a   Khandelwal, N ^a   Masoodi, S R ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Pituitary mass; Primary hypothyroidism; Thyrotroph cell hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PROLACTIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRY SKIN; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; GOITER; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HOARSENESS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCREASED APPETITE; LETHARGY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PALLOR; PROLACTINOMA; REFLEX DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID CELL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3142661348     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.4.655     Document Type: Article

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