Agenesis and not ectopia is common in North Indian children with thyroid dysgenesis

Agenesis and not ectopia is common in North Indian children with thyroid dysgenesis

Context: Ectopic Thyroid Gland (ETG) is known to be the most common form of thyroid dysgenesis in children with permanent congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Recent reports indicate that agenesis or hypoplasia of thyroid gland may be commoner as compared to ETG in thyroid dysgenesis (TD). There is limit...

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Main Authors: Devi Dayal, L Sindhuja, Anish Bhattacharya, Kushaljit Singh Sodhi, Naresh Sachdeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Agenesis
congenital hypothyroidism
ectopic thyroid gland
thyroid dysgenesis
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=7;spage=97;epage=99;aulast=

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