In children with acquired hypothyroidism levothyroxine requirements may be significantly conditioned by the etiology of thyroid failure

Endocrine. 2020 Jan;67(1):252-255. doi: 10.1007/s12020-019-01965-2. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

Authors

Laura Cannavò¹, Tommaso Aversa², Domenico Corica¹, Giorgia Pepe¹, Giovanni Battista Pajno¹, Angela Alibrandi³, Filippo De Luca¹, Malgorzata Wasniewska¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, University of Messina, 98122, Messina, ME, Italy.
² Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, University of Messina, 98122, Messina, ME, Italy. tommaso.aversa@unime.it.
³ Department of Economics, University of Messina, 98122, Messina, ME, Italy.

PMID: 31270749
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-019-01965-2

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Hypothyroidism* / chemically induced
Hypothyroidism* / drug therapy
Thyrotropin
Thyroxine*

Substances

Thyrotropin
Thyroxine