title: Case report: consumptive hypothyroidism consequent to multiple infantile hepatic haemangiomas.
abstract: A 10-month-old infant with multiple infantile hepatic hemangiomas and developmental delay is reported. He was found to be profoundly hypothyroid. Evaluation and management issues are discussed. This case emphasizes the importance of screening for hypothyroidism in patients with hemangiomas and the potential therapeutic benefit of prednisolone therapy in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Yoon Hi
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taplin
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howman-Giles
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hardwick
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: Neville J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D011239:Prednisolone; D013974:Thyroxine