CONCOMITANT CROHNS-DISEASE AND HYPOTHYROI DISM IN A CHILD

Iodine deficiency, goiter, and hyperthyroidism have been reported in p atients with Crohn's disease. Growth retardation in the course of Croh n's disease is generally ascribed to nutritional deficiencies, cortico steroid therapy, and decreased somatomedin levels. A case of primary h ypothyroidism with goiter and growth retardation in a ten-year-old wit h Crohn's disease is reported. Growth returned to normal after initiat ion of thyroid hormone replacement therapy. This is the first reported case of Crohn's disease with hypothyroidism in a pediatric patient.