RESUMO
Acquired hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disease in paediatric patients and in iodine-replete areas mainly due to autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT). Symptoms of hypothyroidism are unspecific and insidious for which reason thyroid function tests are often part of a general paediatric assessment. Consequently, only few patients present with pronounced symptoms which include a stunted growth pattern and multiorgan involvement when most extreme. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on this common endocrinopathy in childhood.
Assuntos
Hipotireoidismo , Iodo , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide , Tireoidite Autoimune , Humanos , Criança , Adolescente , Hipotireoidismo/complicações , Hipotireoidismo/diagnóstico , Hipotireoidismo/tratamento farmacológico , Tireoidite Autoimune/diagnósticoRESUMO
Growth monitoring is essential for the evaluation of health in children. Growth and final height have changed over time, the secular trend, and therefore updated growth curves are important. In this article the growth curves in use in Denmark are reviewed. In 2003 two different growth curves with older reference populations were used for growth evaluation after the neonatal period, and five different growth curves were in use for neonatal growth evaluation. To make growth evaluation more homogeneous we recommend one updated Scandinavian growth curve for child growth monitoring in Denmark.
