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Primary Hypothyroidism Presenting as Growth Delay and Pituitary Enlargement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

John D. Farley ,
Ellen L. Toth  and
Edmond A. Ryan
John D. Farley
Affiliation:
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Ellen L. Toth
Affiliation:
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Edmond A. Ryan*
Affiliation:
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alberta, Edmonton
*
7-118 Clinical Science Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G3
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Abstract:

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We report the case of a young boy being considered for pituitary surgery because of pituitary enlargement found during assessment of growth delay. There was no goitre but he was hypothyroid clinically and biochemically. The finding of an elevated TSH suggested primary thyroid disease with thyrotroph hyperplasia. Treatment with L-thyroxine resulted in prompt resolution of his pituitary enlargement and improvement in his visual fields.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 35 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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