Xerosis Cutis as a Presentation of Hypothyroidism in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Wasnaa Hadi Abdullah; Basma Adel Ibrahim; Abdulameer Jasim Al-Gburi

doi:10.54133/ajms.v10i2.2900

Authors

Wasnaa Hadi Abdullah Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-3824
Basma Adel Ibrahim Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-5216
Abdulameer Jasim Al-Gburi Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-9946

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v10i2.2900

Keywords:

Children, Growth, Hypothyroidism, Levothyroxine, Pediatric, Skin

Abstract

The skin is probably one of the main target organs of the thyroid hormone effects. We report a case of a 6-year-old girl with hypothyroidism in which marked xerosis was the most conspicuous and impressive clinical manifestation, probably a rare manifestation of thyroid disease. This case illustrates the role of subtle dermatological signs as a window to the presence of thyroid disease and an effective intervention in the form of levothyroxine replacement therapy to restore growth and reverse cutaneous findings in a child with hypothyroidism. Investigations for thyroid dysfunction in cases with unexplained cutaneous findings may be advantageous.

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