Abstract
The effect of thyroid hormone treatment on thyromegaly was evaluated in 69 patients < or = 18 years of age with goitrous Hashimoto disease. Changes in goiter size were related to pretreatment thyroid function (serum thyroxine and thyrotropin concentrations). We found that only hypothyroid patients had a clear diminution of their thyromegaly when given thyroid hormone.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Goiter / blood
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Goiter / drug therapy*
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Goiter / etiology
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Humans
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Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
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Hypothyroidism / etiology
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Thyroid Hormones / therapeutic use*
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / blood
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / complications
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / drug therapy*
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Thyrotropin / blood
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Thyroxine / blood
Substances
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Thyroid Hormones
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Thyrotropin
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Thyroxine