PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tim Cheetham
AU  - Emma Plumb
AU  - James Callaghan
AU  - Michael Jackson
AU  - Louise Michaelis
TI  - Dietary restriction causing iodine-deficient goitre
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308567
DP  - 2015 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 784--786
VI  - 100
IP  - 8
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/8/784.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/8/784.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2015 Aug 01; 100
AB  - Iodine-deficient goitre was common in some parts of the UK prior to the introduction of salt iodisation. Many contemporary salt preparations do not contain much iodine, and there are renewed concerns about the iodine status of the population. We present a boy with severe allergy who developed goitre and significant thyroid dysfunction in association with an iodine-deficient ‘food-restricted’ diet. The case highlights the importance of a comprehensive nutritional assessment in all children on multiple food restrictions.