Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Thyroid disorders constitute one of the major endocrine disorders in pediatric service. It includes a range of congenital versus acquired anatomic and/or functional thyroid diseases in growing children that has a spectrum of severity from severe intellectual disability effect to subclinical mild pat...
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| author | Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani Sufian A. ElYahia Abdulaziz S. AlQahtani Abdulrahman J. AlQahtani Abdulaziz A. Alamer Sultan M. AlQahtani Abdullah A. Yousef Waleed H. Albuali Bassam H. Awary Ala’a A. Aldajani Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi |
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| description | Thyroid disorders constitute one of the major endocrine disorders in pediatric service. It includes a range of congenital versus acquired anatomic and/or functional thyroid diseases in growing children that has a spectrum of severity from severe intellectual disability effect to subclinical mild pathologies. This study was designed to analyze the demographic characteristics, clinical pattern, and severity of thyroid disorders in the pediatric endocrine clinic patients at the teaching hospital of the university over a 7-year duration. A total number of 148 patients with thyroid disorders were seen in pediatric Endocrine clinic during the time between January 2015 and December 2021. Female patients constitute 64% of them. Acquired Hypothyroidism was the commonest disorder; 34% of the cases followed by the congenital hypothyroidism (CH), then Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and 5.8% for others. While a very small percentage was acquired hyperthyroidism. The majority of referrals were from dermatology and other service for the screening of thyroid disease as association with other autoimmune diseases with percentage of 28.3%. Next was neck swelling manifestation in 22.6%. Thyroid disorders in children, both congenital and acquired, constitute an important medical issue for pediatricians to be aware of its variable presentations, and its potential serious health consequences on the affected children if not diagnosed and treated earlier. Acquired hypothyroidism constitutes more percentage of the thyroid disorders followed in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinics. Congenital hypothyroidism is the second most common thyroid disorder in the outpatient unit, having the most potential complications. These results support the international studies with the female predominance in most of thyroid disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f81da634a3448e2bfd570513f5957d82023-11-16T19:50:06ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-02-0110239010.3390/children10020390Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi ArabiaMohammad H. Al-Qahtani0Sufian A. ElYahia1Abdulaziz S. AlQahtani2Abdulrahman J. AlQahtani3Abdulaziz A. Alamer4Sultan M. AlQahtani5Abdullah A. Yousef6Waleed H. Albuali7Bassam H. Awary8Ala’a A. Aldajani9Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi10Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi ArabiaThyroid disorders constitute one of the major endocrine disorders in pediatric service. It includes a range of congenital versus acquired anatomic and/or functional thyroid diseases in growing children that has a spectrum of severity from severe intellectual disability effect to subclinical mild pathologies. This study was designed to analyze the demographic characteristics, clinical pattern, and severity of thyroid disorders in the pediatric endocrine clinic patients at the teaching hospital of the university over a 7-year duration. A total number of 148 patients with thyroid disorders were seen in pediatric Endocrine clinic during the time between January 2015 and December 2021. Female patients constitute 64% of them. Acquired Hypothyroidism was the commonest disorder; 34% of the cases followed by the congenital hypothyroidism (CH), then Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and 5.8% for others. While a very small percentage was acquired hyperthyroidism. The majority of referrals were from dermatology and other service for the screening of thyroid disease as association with other autoimmune diseases with percentage of 28.3%. Next was neck swelling manifestation in 22.6%. Thyroid disorders in children, both congenital and acquired, constitute an important medical issue for pediatricians to be aware of its variable presentations, and its potential serious health consequences on the affected children if not diagnosed and treated earlier. Acquired hypothyroidism constitutes more percentage of the thyroid disorders followed in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinics. Congenital hypothyroidism is the second most common thyroid disorder in the outpatient unit, having the most potential complications. These results support the international studies with the female predominance in most of thyroid disorders.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/390thyroid disorderschildrencongenital hypothyroidismthyroiditissubclinical hypothyroidismhyperthyroidism |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani Sufian A. ElYahia Abdulaziz S. AlQahtani Abdulrahman J. AlQahtani Abdulaziz A. Alamer Sultan M. AlQahtani Abdullah A. Yousef Waleed H. Albuali Bassam H. Awary Ala’a A. Aldajani Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia Children thyroid disorders children congenital hypothyroidism thyroiditis subclinical hypothyroidism hyperthyroidism |
| title | Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Thyroid Disorders Spectrum in Pediatric Endocrine Clinic; Seven-Year Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | thyroid disorders spectrum in pediatric endocrine clinic seven year experience of a teaching hospital in saudi arabia |
| topic | thyroid disorders children congenital hypothyroidism thyroiditis subclinical hypothyroidism hyperthyroidism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/390 |
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