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Table 5 Clinical features, laboratory findings and pituitary volume at 12-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

139.8 (-3.25)

B4P4

Dry and

thickened skin

0.2

17.25

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Patient 2

136.6 (-1.83)

B3P3

No symptoms

5.62

13.6

223

279

230

134

287.0

Patient 3

134.4 (-0.06)

B2P2

No symptoms

1.23

16.1

374

1114

445

157

160.3

Patient 4

145.1 (-1.1)

G2P2

No symptoms

3.1

11.32

191.7

72.1

125

NA

NA

Patient 5

169.1 (-0.39)

G4P4

No symptoms

1.4

15.05

48.5

19.2

120.3

NA

171.6

Patient 6

129.5 (-1)

B1P1

No symptoms

1.16

12.61

39.3

17.9

197

121.27

NA

Patient 7

129.1 (-1.06)

B1P1

No symptoms

2.38

13.77

219

115

183.2

57.44

NA

Patient 8

NA

NA

No symptoms

2.25

15.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

185.00

Patient 12

144.2 (-1.87)

G4P3

No symptoms

4.86

13.9

NA

NA

NA

173.6

270.4

  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