[T3-thyrotoxicosis in a 12 year old girl (author's transl)].
Isolated Triiodothyronine (T3) hyperthyroidism in childhood is rate. The incidence among hyperthyroid children is about 10%. The authors present a case history of a 12 2/12 year old girl with T3-thyrotoxicosis. Cause, diagnosis and therapy are thoroughly discussed. The importance to estimating serum T3 concentration for establishing the diagnosis of T3 hyperthyroidism is emphasized.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D014284:Triiodothyronine
T3-Hyperthyreose im Kindesalter. Beobachtung eines 12 2/12 Jahre alten Mädchens.