Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of the study was to determine level of trace elements and whether it is related to the growth in children with goitre. The study was performed in children of ages 6–12 years. Goitre staging was performed according to the WHO criteria. A total of 86 cases, 55 with goitre and 31 as control group, were included in the study. When parameters were compared in cases with and without iodine deficiency, TSH and FT3 levels were determined significantly higher in cases with...