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Ectopic Thyroid Gland and Thyroxine‐Binding Globulin Excess
Author(s) -
LEUNG ALEXANDER K. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10308.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , thyroxine binding globulin , endocrinology , globulin , thyroxine binding proteins , thyroid hormones , thyroid function tests
. A female infant with an ectopic thyroid gland and thyroxine‐binding globulin excess is described. The infant presented clinically with hypothyroidism while biochemically a falsely high serum thyroxine level posed therapeutic problems.