Table 1 Summary of cases
From: Atypical presentations of primary acquired hypothyroidism – a case series
Patient No | Gender | Age at presentation | Bone Age | Key presenting feature | First Contact Specialty | Height SDS | Weight SDS | BMI SDS | Thyroid Function | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FT4 (N:10.3-25.7pmol/L) | TSH (N:0.5-6mU/L) | TPOAb (N:0-60IU/ml) | |||||||||
Case 1 | F | 13 years old | 8 years 10 months | SCFE | Orthopaedics | -2.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | < 5.4 | 435.9 | 144.0 |
Case 2 | M | 10 years old | 6 years 5 months | Myalgia | Rheumatology | -3.3 | -1.6 | 0.6 | < 5.2 | 494.6 | 124.0 |
Case 3 | F | 5 years 2 months old | 2 years 6 months | Abdominal distension with per-vaginal bleed | Paediatric Surgery | -3.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | < 5.2 | 486.8 | 388.0 |
Case 4 | M | 3 years 8 months old | 2 years 7 months | Macrocytic Anaemia | Haematology | -3.3 | -2.5 | 0.3 | < 5.2 | 350.8 | < 10.0 |
Case 5 | F | 9 years 3 months old | 7 years 9 months | Growth failure | General Practitioner | -1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | < 5.2 | 458.0 | 34,910.0 |