Severe hypothyroidism caused by hepatic hemangioendothelioma in an infant of a diabetic mother.
Horm Res
; 63(2): 86-9, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-15711094
ABSTRACT
Hemangioendotheliomas can express type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase and cause severe hypothyroidism. The risk of congenital malformations such as vertebral and cardiac abnormalities in infants of diabetic mothers is higher than in babies of healthy women. Here we report an infant of a diabetic mother with hypothyroidism caused by liver hemangioendothelioma. Consumptive hypothyroidism should be an indicator to search for a vascular tumor in infants. Supranormal doses of L-thyroxine might be required for normalization of thyroid function until the tumor involutes or is resected.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Embarazo en Diabéticas
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Hemangioendotelioma
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Hipotiroidismo
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article