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Are children given medication for thyroid disorder, my daughter 11yrs old weight 70kg. She is active but as per recent blood test
Triglycerides 121 mg/DL.
FT3 - 3.39pg/ml
FT4 - 0.67 ng/dl
TSH - 5.988 IU/mL
How dangerous is this for my kid. What to do,any specific diet, specific Dr.
I myself her mom have hypothyroidism
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She is obese and having thyroid issues. Cause for low thyroid to be found by doing some more tests. Consult local pediatric Endocrinologist
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Dr. Anup Kumar
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21 yrs exp
Patna
child should be started on thyroxine treatment,
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please consult endocrinologist
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Dr. Harit Bansal
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Sonipat
Yes we have to give it’s totally safe consult endocrinologist and start the medication
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