Lingual thyroid associated with hypothyroidism as a cause for short stature

A 19-year-old college girl presented with lack of linear growth since 11 years of age, primary amenorrhoea and failure of development of secondary sexual characters. There was no significant history prior to this. On examination, she was a cheerful girl, having a short stature. Her height was 135 cm (25th centile) and weight 36 kg. She had dry skin with a yellowish tinge. There was no goitre, dysmorphism or syndromic features. Her sexual maturity staging was prepubertal. …