title: Hypothyroidism with scholastic excellence.
abstract: A 9-year-old boy had presented with not gaining adequate height with complaints of constipation from 5 years, lethargy and loss of appetite from past 6 months. He was diagnosed to have hypothyroidism with high thyroid antibody levels. Though he was stunted his neurocognition and scholastic performance was excellent as evidenced by his school rank cards. His physical symptoms had improved after thyroxin supplement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Shanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Jagdeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vijayasekaran
keywords: Acquired hypothyroidism; neurocognition; short stature