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Volume 15 | ESPEYB15 | Next issue

Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

3 Thyroid

Graves’ disease

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3.9 Antithyroid drugs and congenital malformations: a nationwide Korean cohort study

GH Seo , TH Kim , JH Chung

To read the full abstract: Ann Intern Med 2018;168:405-413Newly-diagnosed or pre-existing Graves’ hyperthyroidism affects up to 1% of all pregnant women and is associated with adverse effects on pregnancy outcome and offspring. Clinical care of women with hyperthyroidism during pregnancy remains challenging ...

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3.10 Long-term outcome of thyrotoxicosis in childhood and adolescence in the west of Scotland: the case for long-term antithyroid treatment and the importance of initial counselling

M Kourime , S McGowan , M Al Towati , SF Ahmed , G Stewart , S Williamson , I Hunter , MDC Donaldson

To read the full abstract: Arch Dis Child 2018;103:637-642Management of thyrotoxicosis in children and adolescents remains challenging and treatment varies considerably among institutions. The patient’s age, clinical status and likelihood of remission should be considered when counseling patients and parents. Nevertheless, individual prognosis of antithyroid drug treated Graves’ diseas...