title: Polycystic Thyroid Disease in Pediatric Patients: An Uncommon Cause of Hypothyroidism.
abstract: Polycystic thyroid disease has been described as a rare cause of hypothyroidism. This uncommon entity has been reported in adults within areas with high iodine intake. Sonographic findings of multiple small thin-walled simple thyroid cysts in the context of hypothyroidism without thyroid autoantibodies are highly suggestive of this diagnosis. To our knowledge, we report the first 2 cases of polycystic thyroid disease in pediatric patients in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. isaac.daimiel@salud.madrid.org idaimiel@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Isaac Daimiel
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Naranjo
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: David Coca
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Robinot
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaime Cruz
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rojo
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Rasero
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ponferrada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: hypothyroidism; pediatric ultrasound; polycystic thyroid disease; thyroid