Recent Advances in Pediatric Thyroidology
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 September 2026 | Viewed by 179
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thyroid; reproductive endocrinology; autoimmune thyroid disease
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2. Department of Advanced Ultrasound, DRD Medical Center, 300029 Timişoara, Romania
3. Center for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
4. Emergency County Hospital Pius Brinzeu, Timisoara, Romania
Interests: thyroid elastography; CEUS; thyroid MPUS; autoimmune thyroid disease
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thyroid disorders represent some of the most common endocrine conditions affecting pediatric and adolescent populations, with significant implications for growth, neurodevelopment, pubertal maturation, and long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health. In recent decades, advances in diagnostics, imaging, immunology, and molecular genetics have substantially improved our understanding of thyroid physiology and disease mechanisms in young patients. Nevertheless, important challenges remain in early detection, risk stratification, and individualized management.
This Special Issue, entitled “Recent Advances in Pediatric Thyroidology,” aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of thyroid diseases in children and adolescents. The scope includes autoimmune thyroid disorders, congenital and acquired hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer, as well as the impact of thyroid dysfunction on growth and pubertal development.
We welcome original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, clinical studies, and translational research that offer novel insights, highlight emerging diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies, and address current controversies and unmet needs in pediatric thyroidology.
Dr. Andreea Bena
Prof. Dr. Dana Stoian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- (MeSH) thyroid diseases
- thyroiditis, autoimmune
- Graves’ disease
- Hashimoto disease
- hypothyroidism
- congenital
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