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In children with Hashimoto's thyroiditis the evolution over time of thyroid status may differ according to the
Giuseppina Zirilli1, Maria Rosa Velletri, Federica Porcaro
1Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. zirillig@gmail.com.
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Pediatric Hashimoto
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
Background:
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a common autoimmune thyroid condition in children.
- Understanding HT presentation and evolution is crucial for pediatric care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent literature on thyroid function patterns at presentation in pediatric Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
- To analyze the relationship between initial biochemical presentation and disease progression.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of recent pediatric literature.
- Analysis and commentary on biochemical thyroid function patterns at HT diagnosis and over time.
Main Results:
- Pediatric HT presents with diverse biochemical patterns, including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and euthyroidism.
- The initial biochemical status influences the subsequent natural history of the disease.
Conclusions:
- Euthyroidism is the most common initial pattern, followed by hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
- Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) progression is worsened by HT, particularly in Turner and Down syndromes.
Aim:
to report the salient literature news concerning the relationships between thyroid function presenting patterns and subsequent biochemical evolution of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) in pediatric age.
Design:
the most recent reports from pediatric literature concerning biochemical thyroid function patterns at HT presentation and their spontaneous changes over time were analyzed and shortly commented.
Results:
from the analysis of pediatric literature on this theme, it emerges that HT in children may present with a very heterogeneous biochemical picture ranging from overt hypothyroidism to overt hyperthyroidism. The presenting biochemical pattern may also condition its subsequent evolution over time.
Conclusions:
a) the most common biochemical pattern at HT diagnosis in children is euthyroidism, followed by overt hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) and hyperthyroidism; b) the association with HT negatively affects the evolution over time of SH; c) in the cases with either Turner syndrome or Down syndrome the evolution over time of SH is more severe than in those without these chromosomopathies.
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