TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Acquired Hypothyroidism
A1  - Bansal, Nidhi
A1  - Athanassaki, Ioanna
A2  - Kline, Mark W.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
AB  - Hypothyroidism  is  the  most  common  thyroid  abnormality  in  children.  It  can  develop  at  any  age  among  previously  healthy  children,  although  it  is  more  common  among  girls.  Growth  retardation  is  an  early  sign.  There  are  various  causes  of  acquired  hypothyroidism  (Table  521-1).  Iodine  deficiency  remains  a  major  cause  worldwide;  however,  the  worldwide  incidence  is  decreasing.  Symptomatic  iodine  deficiency  is  uncommon  in  North  America  because  of  fortification  of  salt  and  the  presence  of  iodine  in  dairy  products.  In  the  United  States,  acquired  hypothyroidism  is  most  often  caused  by  autoimmune  thyroiditis  (Hashimoto  thyroiditis)  characterized  by  high  levels  of  circulating  antithyroid  antibodies.  Among  other  causes  of  acquired  juvenile  hypothyroidism  are  exposure  to  goitrogenic  agents,  thyroid  dysgenesis,  late  onset  of  hypothyroidism  caused  by  an  inborn  error  of  thyroidal  biosynthesis,  acquired  hypothalamic  or  pituitary  hypothyroidism,  or  endemic  factors.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182919387
ER  -