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Hyperthyroidism in Children: IAP Guidelines

Hyperthyroidism: Production and secretion of excess amounts of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland.Thyrotoxicosis: The hypermetabolic clinical syndrome which occurs when there are elevated serum levels of T3 and/or T4. The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has released Standard Treatment Guidelines 2022 for Hyperthyroidism in Children. The lead author for these guidelines...
Hyperthyroidism: Production and secretion of excess amounts of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland.
The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has released Standard Treatment Guidelines 2022 for Hyperthyroidism in Children. The lead author for these guidelines Hyperthyroidism in Children is Dr. Riaz I along with co-author Dr. Bhanu K Bhakhri and Dr. Shalmi Mehta. The guidelines come Under the Auspices of the IAP Action Plan 2022, and the members of the IAP Standard Treatment Guidelines Committee include Chairperson Remesh Kumar R, IAP Coordinator Vineet Saxena, National Coordinators SS Kamath, Vinod H Ratageri, Member Secretaries Krishna Mohan R, Vishnu Mohan PT and Members Santanu Deb, Surender Singh Bisht, Prashant Kariya, Narmada Ashok, Pawan Kalyan.
Etiology:
Graves' disease accounts for >95% cases of hyperthyroidism.
Source:Indian Academy of Pediatric Guidelines
Source:Indian Academy of Pediatric Guidelines
The guidelines can be accessed on the official site of IAP: https://iapindia.org/standard-treatment-guidelines/
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