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Diagnostic approach to goitre in children.
Thyroid disease is a common paediatric disorder that affects up to 3.7% of school-aged children, and it usually presents with a goitre. By far, the most frequent cause of a goitre is autoimmune thyroid disease, although a benign colloid goitre is also a common cause. The present review focuses on the diagnostic approach to a child with a hypothyroid, hyperthyroid or euthyroid goitre.
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/6.4.195