Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and early substitution treatment has eliminated mental retardation in children with CH (1). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, children with CH ...

The aim of this longitudinal follow-up study was to analyze the relationship of thyroid hormones levels (FT4, TSH) at baseline with weight/BMI-SDS changes in children and adolescents with obesity.

Our pediatric specialists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center treat a variety of complex conditions, including thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves' disease, hyperthyroidism ...

Objective To describe the thyroid function test among children with abdominal distention and to follow up the treatment received by children with abnormal thyroid function. Design Cross-sectional ...

Correspondence to Dr Antonella Diamanti, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Pediatric Hospital ‘Bambino Gesù’, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy; diamanti{at}opbg.net Background Thyroid ...

Introduction: Ultrasonography is fundamental method of diagnosing focal thyroid lesions. The additional element of ultrasound examination is Strain Elastography which allows for determining the degree ...

What is the Thyroid Program? Seattle Children’s Thyroid Program provides comprehensive, team-based care for children and adolescents up to age 21 with thyroid conditions. Such conditions include ...

Your child’s thyroid function affects their growth and development. Children can get thyroid conditions, which include: Too much thyroid hormone (overactive thyroid, or hyperthyroidism) This includes ...

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has long been used as a safe and effective way to evaluate thyroid nodules in ...