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Sometimes, a harmless small tumor in a child's thyroid gland can make it overactive, leading to high levels of thyroid hormones — even when the main hormone that controls the thyroid looks normal in blood tests.
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Solitary hyperfunctioning thyroid adenoma in a child. Elevated T3 and T4 levels with normal TSH level.
Case Report
Human
1975 Dec 22The study found a child with a small tumor in the thyroid that made too much thyroid hormone, even though another hormone (TSH) was normal — just like the claim says can happen.
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