| A Case Study of Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Ectopic Thyroid. |
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Eui Soo Park1, Sang Hee Cho1, Gwi Jong Choi1, Chong Moo Park1, Suk Shin Cho2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Nuclear Medicine School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea |
| 이소성 설 갑상선에 의한 선천성 갑상선 기능저하증 1례 |
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박의수1, 조상희1, 최규종1, 박종무1, 조석신2 |
1한양대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2한양대학교 의과대학 동위원소실 |
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| Abstract |
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Congenital hypothyroidism can be caused by ectopic thyroid which classified as aberrant
type and accesory type.
The authors eyperienced a case, having congenital hypothyroidism caused by ectopic thyroid
(lingual thyroid) which confirmed by abnormal physical findings, biochemical studies, radio-
logical studies, radioisotope uptake test and thyroid scintigram, in 1 year and 7 months old
age female patients with chief problems of growth retardation.
A brief review of literature was made on this subject.
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| Key Words:
Ectopic thyroid, Lingual thyroid, Congenital hypothyroidism. |
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