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Table 3 Clinical features, laboratory findings and pituitary volume at 3-month assessment

From: Growth impairment in children with atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis and pituitary hyperplasia

Patients

Height, cm

(SDS)

Pubertal Stage

(B/G-P)

Clinical

findings

TSH, mUI/ml

FT4, pmol/l

TPOAb, IU/ml

TGAb,

IU/ml

IGF-1,

ng/ml

PRL, uUI/ml

Pituitary volume, mm3

Patient 1

133.7 (-3.72)

B3P1

Dry and

thickened skin

0.24

12.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Patient 2

131.6 (-1.83)

B2P2

No symptoms

7.2

11.7

NA

NA

148.3

91.1

NA

Patient 3

124.2 (-1.08)

B1P1

No symptoms

2.47

17.24

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Patient 4

135.8 (-1.74)

G1P1

Sparse brittle hair, dry and thickened skin

25.14

9.39

633.2

502.44

138

406.38

NA

Patient 5

154.2 (-1.27)

G2P2

No symptoms

2.4

13.12

68.8

9.5

195.3

NA

NA

Patient 6

117.6 (-2.21)

B1P1

No symptoms

0.54

11.19

58.1

19.8

195

85.1

198.7

Patient 7

122 (-1.48)

B1P1

No symptoms

2.11

12.48

160.4

202.6

146.1

57.44

184.5

Patient 8

NA

NA

No symptoms

2.01

14.6

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Patient 11

160 (-1.06)

NA

No symptoms

0.2

15.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Patient 12

137.5 (-2.19)

NA

No symptoms

2.04

17.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

440.4

  1. TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4 = free thyroxine; TPOAb = thyroid peroxidase antibodies; TGAb = thyroglobulin antibodies; IGF-1 = insulin growth factor-1; PRL = prolactin; M = male; F = female; NA = not available