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Is Hypothyroidism Curable With Medicine In A Child?
hello! I am Sukhninder Kaur. I have children - one elder and then twins. One of the twins is down syndrome. My elder Son recently diagnosed with thyroid. He is 9 years old. His TSH is 579 and FT3 and FT4 are also not normal. Doctor prescribed him thyronorm 100mcg. I want to know whether he can get rid of this problem or not? Is it a lifelong problem. For your information i would like to tell you that me and my father have also thyroid.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Hypothyroidism can be congenital or acquired such as after thyroiditis. Either way the child will need to take thyroid replacement therapy for the rest of his life. Your child with Down Syndrome also has a higher risk for developing low thyroid function so should be tested periodically. Fortunately, thyroid hormone replacement does solve the problem entirely.
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