6 Result(s)

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“Block-and-replace” treatment in Graves’ disease: experience in a cohort of pediatric patients

The “block-and-replace” (BR) method involves the use of a high dose of antithyroid drugs (ATD) with levothyroxine (L-T4). Its use in the management of Graves’ disease (GD) is still debated mainly because the f...

M. C. Vigone, E. Peroni, M. Di Frenna, S. Mora… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2020)

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Heterogeneous phenotype in children affected by non-autoimmune hypothyroidism: an update

In the last decades, a higher incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has been recorded in Italy (1:1940) and worldwide, mainly due to the shift to lower screening TSH cutoffs. Although CH can also be caus...

M. C. Vigone, M. Di Frenna, G. Weber in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2015)

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Acute suppurative thyroiditis in childhood: relative frequency among thyroid inflammatory diseases

M. Wasniewska, M. C. Vigone, M. Cappa… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2007)

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Congenital hypothyroidism with gland in situ: Diagnostic re-evaluation

In the past, most congenital hypothyroidism (CH) children with thyroid gland in situ were considered to be affected by hormonogenesis defect. Nowadays, the improved sensitivity of neonatal screening, novel insigh...

G. Weber MD, M. C. Vigone, A. Passoni… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2005)

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Congenital hypothyroidism: Auxological retrospective study during the first six years of age

We examined length, height and weight from birth to six years of age and head circumference during the first two years in 89 children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH). The patients were divided in two group...

Dr. V. Siragusa, A. Terenghi, G. F. Rondanini… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (1996)