Frequency, clinical and laboratory features of thyroiditis in girls with Turner's syndrome
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 84 (8), 909-912
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13791.x
Abstract
A total of 478 patients, mean age 15.5 (3.6-25.3) years, suffering from Turner's syndrome, were studied in order to determine the frequency of autoimmune thyroiditis, which is defined as the presence of antithyroid antibodies (AT-Ab) and typical ultrasound findings. We found 106 (22.2%) patients positive for AT-Ab and of those 49 (10%) also had positive ultrasound findings, and were therefore considered to be affected by thyroiditis. This frequency is significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that seen in the normal population. Goitre was detected on clinical examination in only 16 (33%) and by ultrasound in 19 (39%) patients. Hormonal evaluation showed that 17 patients were euthyroid, 27 had compensated hypothyroidism, 2 were hypothyroid and 3 were in a hyperthyroid phase. Clinical signs or symptoms of hypothyroidism were absent in all hypothyroid patients. In patients with thyroiditis, neither a higher frequency of malformations and autoimmune diseases nor a correlation with karyotype, oestrogens or growth hormone therapy was found.Antithyroid antibodies, thyroiditis, thyroid hormones, thyroid ultrasound, Turner's syndrome G Radetti, Department of Paediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, via L Boehler 5, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyKeywords
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