Decoding the ovary-thyroid connection: a case report on intricacies of untreated hypothyroidism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20242750Keywords:
Hypothyroidism, Precocious puberty, Ovarian cyst, Thyroxine, Van Wyk-Grumbach syndromeAbstract
Precocious puberty may be a rare presentation of untreated hypothyroidism, while delayed puberty is its norm. Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome (VWGS) refers to the development of isosexual precocious pseudo puberty and multicystic enlarged ovaries in the presence of hypothyroidism. Here we report a case of an eight-year-old girl child who required emergency surgical intervention attributable to the aforementioned syndrome.
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