Congenital hypothyroidism presenting as apparent spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia.
An 11-year-old boy with short stature, dysplastic epiphyses, and vertebral abnormalities was thought to have spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. He was subsequently found to have epiphyseal dysplasia secondary to congenital hypothyroidism. The radiographic findings in longstanding congenital hypothyroidism and spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia are compared and a possible mechanism for the dysplasia of hypothyroidism is discussed.
Eberle
A J
AJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
D001827:Body Height; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography