Abstract
Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common childhood cause of goiter and hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient geographic regions.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
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Hypothyroidism / etiology*
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Male
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune* / complications
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune* / diagnosis
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune* / epidemiology
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune* / immunology
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Thyroxine / therapeutic use