Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease and the most common cause of euthyroid goitre and acquired hypothyroidism in childhood.Objective: To describe the clinical manifestations, course and outcome of HT in children and adolescents.Method: The study included 43 patients with HT, aged 3–16 years, mean age 12.5 years, 36-girls, seven boys; 15 (35%) prepubertal, 28 (65%) puber...