Thyroid ultrasonography in congenital isolated thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency.
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.
Wakamoto
H
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Department of Paediatrics, Yawatahama City General Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
Miyazaki
M
M
Tatsumi
K
K
Amino
N
N
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
D013972:Thyrotropin