Macroglossia: An Uncommon Manifestation of Primary Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in a Teenage Child

Authors

  • Manish Gutch King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-6589
  • Annesh Bhattacharjee King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Kumar Sukriti King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Arpit Gupta King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Rao Somendra Singh King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Keywords:

macroglossia, short stature, delayed puberty, hypothyroidism

Abstract

Thyroid disorders are prevalent in the paediatric population and untreated hypothyroidism leads to several adverse consequences like mental retardation, neurological impairment, short stature, delayed puberty and increased morbidity. Owing to a wide range of non-specific clinical manifestations, one must have a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and treatment of primary hypothyroidism. We describe the case of an adolescent girl who presented with short stature, delayed puberty and feeding difficulties owing to undiagnosed and subsequently untreated hypothyroidism.

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Author Biographies

Manish Gutch, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Medicine

Annesh Bhattacharjee, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Medicine

Kumar Sukriti, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Radiodiagnosis

Arpit Gupta, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Medicine

Rao Somendra Singh, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Medicine

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Published

2017-04-10

How to Cite

Gutch, M., Bhattacharjee, A., Sukriti, K., Gupta, A., & Somendra Singh, R. (2017). Macroglossia: An Uncommon Manifestation of Primary Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in a Teenage Child. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 32(1), 47. Retrieved from https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/363

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