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Hypotyreos hos barn

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Definition:
Ett tillstånd med nedsatt produktion av tyroxin och/eller trijodtyronin och nedsatt koncentration av hormonerna i blodet
Förekomst:
Anges till 1 per 2 900 nyfödda i Sverige
Symtom:
Utebliven eller dålig tillväxt kan vara det mest framträdande symtomet. Tidig hypotyreos kan vara nästan asymtomatisk och utvecklas gradvis under lång tid. Allmänna symtom är trötthet, förstoppning, köldintolerans och ökat sömnbehov
Kliniska fynd:
Kan vara struma, torrt och sprött hår, psykosomatisk tröghet
Diagnostik:
TSH och FT4
Behandling:
Levotyroxin
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  • Helena Filipsson Nyström, med dr och specialist i internmedicin, Institutionen för Medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs universitet
  • Anna Nager, med dr och specialist i allmänmedicin, Karolinska institutet