title: Thyroid ultrasonography in congenital isolated thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency.
abstract: The effects of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) deficiency on thyroid development was examined using ultrasonography in a child with congenital isolated TSH deficiency. Ultrasound revealed the thyroid gland was one sixth normal volume, suggesting that TSH plays an important part in thyroid growth, but not a critical role in differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Yawatahama City General Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wakamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amino
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000254:growth & development; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000172:deficiency*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin