Epidemiological characteristics of children with autoimmune thyroid disease.

Objective: Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) is the most common cause of thyroid disease in children. The aim of the study was to define the epidemiological clinical and laboratory characteristics of children and adolescents with AT.

Design: Various parameters including thyroid ultrasonography of 228 children and adolescents aged 10.

Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease: a case report in a 7-year-old girl.

Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome in children, often occurring in association with Carney complex. We report a case of Cushing syndrome due to isolated non-familial PPNAD. The child presented with typical clinical characteristics, growth retardation and obesity.