Thyroiditis and acquired hypothyroidism.
Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common childhood cause of goiter and hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient geographic regions.
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Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3011.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine