Author/Authors :
Hashemian, Somayeh Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Eshraqhi, Peyman Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Vakili, Rahim Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Behnam, Mahdi Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Imam Reza Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract :
Thyroid ectopia is a dysgenesis of thyroid gland and Lingual position represents the most frequent ectopic location accounting up to 90% of ectopic cases. Hypothyroidism is commonly present because of absence of a normal thyroid gland in most instances. Primary hypothyroidism in juvenile population generally leads to retardation of linear growth and delay or even arrested puberty. We present a 20 years old female with typical and profound presentation of hypothyroidism due to lingual thyroid.
Keywords :
Thyroid dysgenesis , Lingual thyroid , Hypothyroidism , Ectopic thyroid
