Clinical Evolution of Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Children and Adolescents

摘要: Background: Few studies have addressed the clinical evolution of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) occurring in childhood and scant data are available on role thyroid ultrasonography. We aimed to evaluate natural history AIT diagnosed children adolescents assess possible prognostic Methods: Retrospective case series prospectively followed up for a further 3-year period. Results: A 23 patients with AIT, before 18 years age from 1994 2004, was 2005 2007 clinical, laboratory, ultrasound evaluation. Hypothyroid were treated levothyroxine (LT4), while euthyroid left untreated. Patients subclinical hypothyroidism also evaluated 40 days after LT4 withdrawal. At diagnosis seven euthyroid, 14 hypothyroidism, two overt hypothyroidism. Median follow-up 4.7 years. last visit, none patient...