PMID: 9642630Jun 27, 1998Paper

Patients with Hashimoto's disease treated with L-thyroxine and followed for three years

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
G C MussaL Silvestro

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of L-thyroxine management in 32 patients (mean age 11 years and 2 months; M:F = 1:5) with Hashimoto's disease followed annually for 3 years. One (8%) of the 12 patients, euthyroid at the onset, never required treatment; of the four (33%) who began treatment immediately, two were able to stop at the 1st or 2nd follow-up, whereas two had to continue. The other seven (59%) who did not begin treatment immediately had to start at the 1st, 2nd or 3rd follow-up. The findings in this small series suggest that hormone management may prove effective to a certain extent in euthyroid Hashimoto patients, primarily as a means of prevention.

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Oct 15, 1993·Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry·S SakataK Miura

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Mar 10, 2016·Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM·Patria AlbaMax Feldt

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