Hashimoto's thyroiditis in children and adolescents: A retrospective study on clinical, epidemiological and laboratory properties of the disease

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DEMİRBİLEK H., KANDEMİR N., GÖNÇ E. N., Ozon A., ALİKAŞİFOĞLU A., Yordam N.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.20, sa.11, ss.1199-1205, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 11
• Basım Tarihi: 2007
• Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2007.20.11.1199
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1199-1205
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of goiter and acquired hypothyroidism in children and adolescents in iodine replete areas. To find out the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of the disease in childhood, we reviewed files of 162 children and adolescents with HT followed in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.