The child with a neck swelling
Kayleigh is a 13-year-old girl who has recently noticed a neck swelling. Please examine her.
What are the causes of hyperthyroidism?
Inherited - activation (McCune-Albright)
Acquired
- Grave’s
- Drugs (thyroxine)
- Iodine deficiency
- Thyroiditis
Note also causes of hypothyroidism:
Inherited
- Thyroid aplasia
- Lingual thyroid
- Dyshormogenesis
Acquired
- Hashimoto’s
- Drugs (lithium, amiodarone)
- Iodine deficiency
- Radiation
- Trauma
- Thyroiditis
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