Ectopic thyroid gland and thyroxine-binding globulin excess.
A female infant with an ectopic thyroid gland and thyroxine-binding globulin excess is described. The infant presented clinically with hypothyroidism while biochemically a falsely high serum thyroxine level posed therapeutic problems.
D002828:Choristoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009333:Neck; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D013975:Thyroxine-Binding Proteins; D013974:Thyroxine