ea0011p901 | Thyroid | ECE2006
Skarpa VT
, Kostakioti ED
, Tertipi AK
, Petrou PA
, Posnaghidou E
, Anastasakou M
, Papahilleos P
, Papathanasiou A
, Hadjiathanasiou C
Hashimotos thyroiditis (HT) is the most frequent thyroid disease in children, in areas of the world with sufficient iodine intake.Aim: To study the clinical features of HT in children at presentation.Material and method: We studied 99 children with HT, 76 (76.8%) girls and 23 (23.2%) boys, with mean chronological age 10.7±2.6 ys (3.215.6 ys). The diagnosis of HT was established from the high titers of antithyroid a...