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Thyroid function in children with chronic renal failure.

N A El-Hana¹, S El Shaikh, F A Shaheen

¹Jeddah Kidney Center, King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation : an Official Publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia

|July 1, 1996

Summary

Children with chronic renal failure (CRF) often exhibit biochemical hypothyroidism, indicated by elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and reduced triiodothyronine (T3) levels. Early kidney transplantation may help correct these metabolic imbalances.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Nephrology
Endocrinology
Clinical Biochemistry

Background:

Chronic renal failure (CRF) in children can lead to complex metabolic disturbances.
Thyroid dysfunction is a potential complication in pediatric CRF patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the thyroid function status in non-dialyzed children with CRF.
To compare thyroid hormone levels in children with CRF to healthy controls.

Main Methods:

Studied 16 non-dialyzed children with CRF and 12 healthy children.
Assessed serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and triiodothyronine (T3).
Correlated thyroid hormone levels with hemoglobin and blood urea nitrogen (BUN).

Main Results:

Children with CRF showed significantly higher serum TSH levels compared to controls.
Children with CRF exhibited significantly lower serum T3 levels than healthy children.
Weak negative correlations were observed between hemoglobin and TSH, and BUN and T3.

Conclusions:

Pediatric CRF patients frequently present with subclinical hypothyroidism despite appearing clinically euthyroid.
Altered thyroid function in CRF may be linked to anemia and uremia.
Renal transplantation is suggested as a therapeutic intervention to address these metabolic defects.