Hypothyroidism in primary hyperoxaluria type 1

J Pediatr. 2000 Feb;136(2):255-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(00)70112-0.

Abstract

We describe 4 patients, aged 3 months to 23 years, with end-stage renal disease and severe, symptomatic hypothyroidism. All 4 had primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) with diffuse tissue (kidneys, skeleton, eyes, heart) calcium-oxalate deposition, a condition known as oxalosis. The hypothyroidism responded to thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Clinical hypothyroidism within the framework of PH1/oxalosis was probably caused by thyroid tissue damage from an abundance of calcium oxalate. We recommend that thyroid function be monitored in patients with PH1 and oxalosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Consanguinity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / complications*
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / genetics
  • Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
  • Hypothyroidism / etiology*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / therapeutic use
  • Thyroxine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Thyroxine