Graves' Disease in a Down's Syndrome Patient

Author(s):  
Mohammad Hayat Bhat ◽  
Sameena Saba ◽  
Irfan Ahmed ◽  
M. M. A. Kamili ◽  
Shaukat A. Khan
1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 418-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
I M Thomas ◽  
R Sayee ◽  
L Shavanthi ◽  
H Sridevi

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olesea Scrinic ◽  
Seila Ibadula ◽  
E. Circo

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pacients with Down’s syndrome present an increase revalence of autoimune endocrine disorders. We communicate the case of 14 years and 6 months old pacient known with Down syndrome admitted in Endocrinology department with suspicion of hyperthyroidism, the diagnosis being confirmed by hormonal dosage. The particularity of the case consists in: symptomatology onset during puberty, clinical evolution with mild symptoms, without ocular involvement, morphological and functional remission obtained relatively soon after the initiation of antithyroid therapy, lack of posttherapy side effects, favorabile evolution under the “block and replace” therapy


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