Fecal Calprotectin as a Screening Marker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

We compared fecal calprotectin and endoscopic findings of 53 children with possible inflammatory bowel disease and found an optimal cut-off of 68 µg/g in Receiver operative curve [AUC 0.88 (95% CI 0.79, 0.

Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Prospective Observational Study from Southern India.

Objective: To assess the natural history and progression of subclinical hypothyroidism and to study factors which help predict evolution of subclinical hypothyroidism into overt hypothyroidism.

Methods: Longitudinal study in 40 children (2-16 yrs) presenting with subclinical hypothyroidism in a tertiary care unit in Chennai, India. Patients showing evidence of overt hypothyroidism or thyroid stimulating hormone ≥15 mIU/mL during follow-up were started on thyroxine.