Journal article
Kidney growth in children with congenital hypothyroidism
Abstract
The effect of hypothyroidism on kidney size has not been studied in children. The aim of this study was to examine the role of congenital hypothyroidism and levothyroxine (L-thyroxine) treatment on renal growth. Forty children with congenital hypothyroidism and 37 healthy controls were prospectively included. The mean age of patients was 8.2±4.7 years. Patients had lower height and weight standard deviation scores compared with controls. The …
Authors
Bülbül M; Çetinkaya S; Ekşioğlu S; Özkasap S; Giniş T
Journal
Pediatric Nephrology, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 333–340
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2009
DOI
10.1007/s00467-008-0992-x
ISSN
0931-041X