Juvenile hypothyroidism presenting with hypertrichosis, multicystic ovaries, and pituitary adenoma

Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct;17(Suppl 1):S178-80. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.119564.

Abstract

Primary hypothyroidism may present with atypical features in children. Here we report a 6-year-old female child with primary hypothyroidism presenting with a combination of several atypical features in the form of hypertrichosis, bilateral cystic ovaries, and feedback pituitary adenoma.

Keywords: Hypertrichosis; juvenile hypothyroidism; multicystic ovaries; pituitary adenoma.

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  • Case Reports