Autoimmune thyroiditis during leuprolide acetate treatment.
Autoimmune thyroiditis developed in a 9-year-old girl with precocious puberty approximately 8 months after initiation of Leuprolide acetate therapy. In addition, gonadotropin concentrations as measured by radioimmunoassay appeared high. Treatment with levothyroxine, in addition to continued Leuprolide acetate treatment, resolved gonadotropin elevation and hypothyroidism.
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Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA. Susan.Rose@cchmc.org
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists*; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D016729:Leuprolide