Hypothyroid iodine deficiency struma in 2 siblings as a sequela of alternative nutrition
Krull, F.; Ohlendorf, K.
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde 141(6): 481-482
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9298 PMID: 8336743 Document Number: 408253
Two siblings aged 4 and 7 years presented with a goitre and growth retardation. Laboratory data revealed hypothyroidism with elevated TSH, low T4 und T3, and a decreased urinary iodine excretion. Both children suffered from neurodermitis and because of that for already two years on a vegetarian diet free of any milk products; their nutrition contained sufficient calories but not enough iodine or vitamin B.