Coexistence of resistance to thyroid hormone and ectopic thyroid: ten-year follow-up
SUMMARY Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) coexisting with ectopic thyroid is rare. Here we report a case of RTH with ectopic thyroid. A ten-year-old girl had been misdiagnosed as congenital hypothyroidism and treated with levothyroxine since she was born. Ten-year follow-up showed that the elevate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2016-10-01
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000600601&lng=en&tlng=en |