title: Diagnostic approach to goitre in children.
abstract: Thyroid disease is a common paediatric disorder that affects up to 3.7% of school-aged children, and it usually presents with a goitre. By far, the most frequent cause of a goitre is autoimmune thyroid disease, although a benign colloid goitre is also a common cause. The present review focuses on the diagnostic approach to a child with a hypothyroid, hyperthyroid or euthyroid goitre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Muirhead