Clinical observation of five cases of thyroid disease in Childhood |
Chung Kyu Kim, Chui Hee Lee, Sung Hoon Cho |
Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
소아갑상선질환 5예의 임 상적 관찰 |
김 정 규, 이 철 희, 조 성 훈 |
가톨릭 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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Abstract |
The thyroid disorder is not infrequently seen in the period o£ childhood. It has been a interest that why hyperthyroidism, chronic thyroiditis and thyroid tumors are frequently appear in the puberscent period, as well as somewhat poorly understood physiology of the thyroid gland in the adolescence and hypothyroidism.
Authors experienced two cases of hypothyroidism, two cases of simple goiter, and a case of adenoma associated with hyperthyroidism, which had been observed during the past 3 years at St. Mary’s hospital. Review of literature was also given briefly.
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