Dysproteinemia in children with various forms of goiter

The content of total protein and protein fractions was studied in children with various forms of goiter before and after surgery (day 1-2) and before discharge from the clinic (day 10-12). 106 patients were examined preoperatively and 102 in the postoperative period. Fifty-two children had euthyroid nodular goiter, 49 - hyperthyroid, 5 - hypothyroid. Thyroid gland enlargement of degree III was in 57 patients, IV-V in 49 patients. For comparison, similar studies in the blood of 20 healthy children were performed (see Table).