Thyroid dysfunction in Indian children with Down syndrome

Indian Pediatr. 2014 Sep;51(9):751-2. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0495-8.

Abstract

This record review of 82 children with Down Syndrome (DS) between April 2004 and March 2014 who had thyroid dysfunction, showed that majority (76, 92.6%) had subclinical hypothyroidism. Of the 60 patients who underwent radionuclide scan, 63.3% had a normal gland; the rest exhibited only impaired tracer uptake. Ultrasonograms done in 20 patients showed reduction of thyroid gland size in 3 (15%) patients only.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Down Syndrome* / complications
  • Down Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism* / complications
  • Hypothyroidism* / epidemiology
  • India / epidemiology
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Thyroid Dysgenesis* / complications
  • Thyroid Dysgenesis* / epidemiology