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A Case of Congenital Cretinism
Doo Young Lee, Seoung soo Kim, Charles G Tabor, Chong Young Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1974;17(12):903-906.   Published online December 31, 1974
A case of congenital creinism in a 2 year 6 month old female is reported after treatment with dessicated thyroid for 8 months. Congenital cretinism is rare in Korea. 1) This case revealed fully developed clinical mainfestations of congenital hypothyroidism. 2) The amount of thyroid was adjusted by checking the T4 every months. 3) During treatment disappearance of an umbilical hernia (1 week), appearance of social smile (2 weeks),...