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Poorly Controlled Congenital Hypothyroidism due to an Underlying Allgrove Syndrome.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2016
van Tellingen V, Finken M J J, Israëls J, Hendriks Y M C, Kamp G A, van Santen H M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital hypothyroidism of thyroidal origin (CHT) is a common disorder in pediatric endocrinology practices, which can be difficult to manage. Elevated thyrotropin (TSH) concentrations are in the great majority of cases explained by poor compliance to levothyroxine therapy. METHODS: Case description. RESULTS: We present a boy with CHT, with 2 heterozygous mutations in the TSH receptor gene, who...
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