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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Published in:	Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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
Subjects:	Case report Consumptive hypothyroidism Infantile hepatic hemangioma Propranolol Thyroid hormones
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02020-9