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   What causes hyperthyroidism in children?

   • Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children. This review gives an overview and update of management of GD. Antithyroid drugs (ATD) are recommended as the initial treatment, but the major problem is the high relapse rate (30%) as remission is achieved after a first course of ATD.

   Hyperthyroidism in Childhood: Causes, When and How to Treat

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   Is hyperthyroidism in children treated with long term medical therapy?

   • Hyperthyroidism in children treated with long term medical therapy: twenty-five percent remission every two years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1987;64:1241–1245. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] 35. Shulman DI, Muhar I, Jorgensen EV, Diamond FB, Bercu BB, Root AW.

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   How do you treat hyperthyroidism?

   • This treatment can be given orally twice daily, at a dose of 2 mg/kg/day, and stopped when the patient becomes euthyroid. ATD Therapy ATD therapy is usually recommended as the initial treatment for hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents.

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   Can a Thyroid ultrasonography help a child with hyperthyroidism?

   • Many clinicians do thyroid ultrasonography in older children with hyperthyroidism and thyroid gland asymmetry, negative TSI, or a palpable nodule. Ultrasonography or CT can also help localize an abscess or identify a congenital anomaly.

   Hyperthyroidism in Infants and Children - The Merck Manuals

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   Hyperthyroidism is also one of the phases that can occur in a condition called viral thyroiditis, although this is extremely rare in children. The hyperthyroid phase of viral thyroiditis normally settles down without treatment. Graves’ disease. Graves’ disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism.

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3. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesHyperthyroidism in Childhood: Causes, When and How to Treat

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   Mar 1, 2013 · Abstract. Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children. This review gives an overview and update of management of GD. Antithyroid drugs (ATD) are recommended as the initial treatment, but the major problem is the high relapse rate (30%) as remission is achieved after a first course of ATD.

   • Author: Juliane Léger, Jean Claude Carel
   • DOI: 10.4274/Jcrpe.854

   • Publish Year: 2012
   • Published: 2013/03

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   For children age 11 or older, treatment is similar to treatment of hyperthyroidism in adults methimazole develop febrile illness, they should have a complete blood count with differential. The low blood count usually occurs early in treatment with methimazole and at higher doses and, if detected, is a contraindication to continuation of antithyroid medications.

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   Radioactive iodine treatment is a type of radiotherapy used to destroy the cells in the thyroid gland, reducing the amount of hormones it can produce. It's a highly effective treatment that can cure an overactive thyroid. You're given a drink or capsule that contains iodine and a low dose of radiation, which is absorbed by your thyroid.

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   Jun 20, 2022 · GD constitutes 96% of pediatric hyperthyroidism and is managed initially with MMI. Remission of GD in children is low at about 30% after 2 years of ATD treatment and can be improved to 50% or more after 8 years of treatment with no increase in adverse effects. Therefore, in children with good control on modest dose of MMI, long-term treatment ...

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   The most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents is a condition named after the physician who first described it, Graves’ disease (GD). GD accounts for roughly 95% of hyperthyroidism in children. In this condition, the immune system produces an antibody that stimulates the thyroid gland to release excess thyroid hormone.