Autoimmune thyroiditis during leuprolide acetate treatment - 24/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.11.036
Ori Eyal, MD, Susan R Rose, MD ⁎ 
From the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Reprint requests: Susan R. Rose, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, MLC 7012, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.Abstract |
Autoimmune thyroiditis developed in a 9-year-old girl with precocious puberty approximately 8 months after initiation of Leuprolide acetate therapy. In addition, gonadotropin concentrations as measured by radioimmunoassay appeared high. Treatment with levothyroxine, in addition to continued Leuprolide acetate treatment, resolved gonadotropin elevation and hypothyroidism.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : FSH, GnRH, LH, TSH
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Vol 144 - N° 3
P. 394-396 - mars 2004 Retour au numéro
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