Consumptive hypothyroidism complicating infantile hepatic hemangioma successfully treated with propranolol: a case report and literature review

Consumptive hypothyroidism complicating infantile hepatic hemangioma successfully treated with propranolol: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Consumptive hypothyroidism (CH) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome, caused by the overexpression in vascular tumors of type 3 deiodinase (D3), converting thyroid hormones into inactive metabolites. Case presentation We report the case of a 2-months-old male infant with diffuse inf...

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Main Authors: Irene Bettini, Giulia Poletti, Alessandro Rocca, Valeria Di Natale, Monia Gennari, Marcello Lanari, Andrea Pession, Alessandra Cassio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Case report
Consumptive hypothyroidism
Infantile hepatic hemangioma
Propranolol
Thyroid hormones
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02020-9
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