Title of article
Lingual Thyroid: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author/Authors
Hashemian, Somayeh Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Eshraqhi, Peyman Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Vakili, Rahim Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Behnam, Mahdi Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Pages
7
From page
6049
To page
6055
Abstract
Thyroid ectopia is a dysgenesis of thyroid gland and Lingual position represents the most frequent ectopic location accounting up to 90% of ectopic cases. Hypothyroidism is commonly present because of absence of a normal thyroid gland in most instances. Primary hypothyroidism in juvenile population generally leads to retardation of linear growth and delay or even arrested puberty. We present a 20 years old female with typical and profound presentation of hypothyroidism due to lingual thyroid.
Keywords
Thyroid dysgenesis , Lingual thyroid , Hypothyroidism , Ectopic thyroid
Journal title
International Journal of Pediatrics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2521936
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