Growth impairment in children with atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis and pituitary hyperplasia

• Main Authors: Domenico Corica (Author), Tiziana Abbate (Author), Anna Malgorzata Kucharska (Author), Malgorzata Wojcik (Author), Francesco Vierucci (Author), Mariella Valenzise (Author), Alessandra Li Pomi (Author), Giorgia Pepe (Author), Gerdi Tuli (Author), Beata Pyrzak (Author), Tommaso Aversa (Author), Malgorzata Wasniewska (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis (AAT) is a rare phenotype of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) in pediatric age. AAT occurs without thyroid enlargement leading to a delay in its diagnosis. Growth impairment is infrequent in autoimmune thyroiditis, if timely diagnosed. Prolonged severe...