Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Short stature and hypothyroidism and are frequent complications of thalassemia major (TM).Patients and methods: We recorder growth parameters and investigated the thyroid function in TM patients attending our Pediatric Endocrine Clinics for 12 years. Definitions: overt hypothyroidism (low FT4 and increased TSH levels >5 μIU/ml); subclinical hypothyroidism (normal FT4, TSH between 5–10 μIU/ml) and cen...