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Case Reports
. 1996 May;155(5):362-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF01955262.

Catch-up growth after prolonged hypothyroidism

B Boersma  1 , B J Otten, G B Stoelinga, J M Wit
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Case Reports

Catch-up growth after prolonged hypothyroidism

B Boersma et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1996 May.
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Abstract

This report presents an analysis of four patients who suffered from longstanding untreated hypothyroidism, with special attention to the phase of catch-up growth after the start of L-thyroxine treatment. Although a permanent height loss could not be prevented, the capacity to establish a remarkable catch-up growth spurt proved to be still intact, even after a long period of thyroid dysfunction.

Conclusion: Catch-up growth in hypothyroidism may be incomplete if treatment has been started shortly before or during puberty.

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