Long-term outcomes of graves disease in children treated with anti-thyroid drugs

Long-term outcomes of graves disease in children treated with anti-thyroid drugs

Background: Graves disease (GD) is the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis in children and adolescents, accounting for 15% of all thyroid diseases during childhood. Anti-thyroid drugs (ATD) are recommended as the first-line treatment in children and adolescents. However, the remission rate is lower...

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Main Authors: Ya-Ting Chiang, Wei-Hsin Ting, Chi-Yu Huang, Shih-Kang Huang, Chon-In Chan, Bi-Wen Cheng, Chao-Hsu Lin, Yi-Lei Wu, Chen-Mei Hung, Hsin-Jung Li, Chia-Jung Chan, Yann-Jinn Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
adolescents
antithyroid drugs
children
graves disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957219305595

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