Evaluation of diagnosis and treatment results in children with graves' disease with emphasis on the pubertal status of patients

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 745-751

  Poyrazoǧlu, Şükran ^a   Saka, Nurcin ^a   Bas, Firdevs ^a   Isguven, Pinar ^b   Dogu, Aysegul ^b   Turan, Serap ^c   Turan, Adullah ^c   Sarikaya, Sevil ^d   Adal, Erdal ^d   Cizmeci, Filiz ^e   Saglam, Halil ^f   Ercan, Oya ^g   Memioglu, Nihal ^h   Günöz, Hulya ^a   Bundak, Ruveyde ^a   Darendeliler, Feyza ^a   Yildiz, Metin ^b   Guran, Tulay ^c   Akcay, Teoman ^c   Akin, Leyla ^d   Hatun, Sukru ^e   more..

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Pediatric Endocrinology Units   (Turkey)

^d Bakirkoy Maternity and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^e KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti thyroid drug therapy; Children; Graves' disease; Pubertal status; Remission

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULITIS;

EID: 52649135627     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.8.745     Document Type: Article

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