Musculoskeletal abnormalities in a patient with juvenile hypothyroidism.
Abnormalities in growth and development are the most striking clinical features of juvenile acquired hypothyroidism. Therefore, physicians should consider the diagnosis of hypothyroidism in any child with musculoskeletal growth dysfunction. Drs Kilpatrick and Fincher describe a case demonstrating the severe and potentially irreversible effects of prolonged, untreated hypothyroidism.
Kilpatrick
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Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta 30912-3104.
Fincher
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D000293:Adolescent; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D003402:Creatine Kinase