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Table 2 Age, sex, AIH status, thyroid status and thyroid radiological findings of AIT patients

From: Prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis among children with autoimmune hepatitis

Pt

Age (ys)

Sex

AIH status

Free T3

Free T4

TSH

Thyroid status

Anti-TPO

Anti-TG

Thyroid US

Thyroid scan

1a

10

F

Activity

N

N

Subclinical hypo-thyroidism

-ve

-ve

N

Chronic thyroiditis

2

13

F

Activity

N

N

Subclinical hypo-thyroidism

-ve

-ve

N

Hyper-functioning gland

3

7

M

Biochemical remission

N

Hyper-thyroid

-ve

-ve

N

Hyper-functioning gland

4

9

F

Biochemical remission

N

N

Euthyroid

-ve

-ve

N

Hyper-functioning gland

5a

17

F

Biochemical remission

N

N

N

Euthyroid

 + ve

-ve

N

Not done due to parental refusal

6

15.5

F

Biochemical remission

N

N

N

Euthyroid

-ve

-ve

N

Hyper-functioning gland

7

18

M

Activity

N

N

Subclinical hypo-thyroidism

-ve

 + ve

Mild diffuse goiter

Mild diffuse goiter with hyper-functioning gland

8

12

F

Activity

N

N

Euthyroid

-ve

-ve

N

Relatively low homogenous thyroid uptake

9

12

F

Activity

N

N

Euthyroid

-ve

 + ve

N

Hyper-functioning gland

10

11

F

Activity

N

N

N

Euthyroid

-ve

-ve

Mild diffuse goiter

Mild diffuse goiter with normal thyroid uptake

  1. ↑: Increased above normal level
  2. ↓: Decreased below normal level
  3. -ve: Negative
  4.  + ve: Positive
  5. AIH Autoimmune hepatitis, AIT Autoimmune thyroiditis, Anti-TG Antithyroglobulin, Anti-TPO Antithyroid peroxidase, F Female, M Male, N Normal, Pt Patient, T3 Triiodothyronine, T4 Tetraiodothyronine, TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone, US Ultrasound
  6. aPatient 1 with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis has a paternal aunt with hypothyroidism requiring levothyroxine treatment. Meanwhile Patient 5 reports a brother with Graves’ disease