Effect of thyroid replacement therapy on the stature of Colombian children with minimal thyroid dysfunction

C. HERNÁNDEZ‐CASSIS, C. CURE‐CURE, P. LÓPEZ‐JARAMILLO

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Abstract

Abstract. The effect of thyroid replacement therapy (TRT) was evaluated in 372 children with minimal thyroid dysfunction (MTD; augmented TSH response to TRH, deficient iodine consumption, goiter, short stature and retarded bone age), by comparison of pre‐with post‐observation height in periods of 6 months with and without TRT alternated. A significant (P <0.05) height recovery was observed when children received TRT; however, during the period without TRT they showed a negative height recovery. Additionally, we followed 51 children with MTD who were observed from Tanner I until final height. The group with L‐thyroxine (n= 43) during all follow‐up (97 months) showed an important recovery in height (SDS‐H = 1.67 ± 0.93 vs. 1.08 ± 0.74) which when compared with the untreated group (n= 8; 114 months; SDS‐H = ‐1.50 ± 0.83 vs. ‐1.93 ± 0.33) was significant (P < 0.001).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)454-456
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Minimal thyroid dysfunction
  • stature
  • thyroid replacement therapy

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