A Case of Congenital Hypothyroidism. |
Woo Hyon Kwon, Soon Young Song, Chang Ho Han, Hyae Ri Chung, Soo Yong Kim, Young Dae Kwon |
Department of Pediatrics, Catholic General Hospital, Taegu, Korea |
선천성 갑상선 기능 저하증 1례 |
권우현, 송순영, 한창호, 정혜리, 김수용, 권영대 |
대구 가톨릭병원 소아과 |
Received: 19 September 1989 • Accepted: 29 November 1989 |
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Abstract |
Recently, we experienced a case of congenital hypothyroidism in 3month-old girl, who came with
chief complaints of prolonged jaundice for 2 months after birth.
After admission, she was diagnosed congenital hypothyroidism by the laboratory tests, including
biochemistry, radioimmunoassay, radioisotope study, and bony radiography, and since then treated
with sodium-L-thyroxine orally.
The case was presented with brief review of literatures. |
Key Words:
Congenital hypothyroidism |
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