What causes constant accidents in a child suffering from hashimoto s thyroiditis?
Patient: My 7 year old was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto s thyroiditis. Her TSH was 103.I originally took her to the dr. because of constant accidents . Are the two related? She is 4 1 and weighs appx. 100 lbs. I also have Hashimoto s so is it genetic? Doctor: yes hashimoto is genetic disease which produce symptoms of hypothyroidism after a brief period of hyperthyroidism.hypothyroidism cause sluggishness of body and increased reflex response time. so this may b a cause of recurrent accidents.