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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(10):1417-1421. Published online October 15, 1995.

A Case of Congenital Hypothyroidism with Echocardiograpnic Features Similar to Cardiomyopathy

Suk Min SM Choi¹, Heung Dong HD Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Korea

Abstract

A case of congenital hypotyroidism with echocardiographic features similar to cardiomyopathy was presented. The patient was untreated and incidentally found. In 2-D echocadiography the ventricular septum was asymmetrically hypertrophied and chest X-ray showed cardiac enlargement. After treatment with thyroid hormone, the septal hypertrophy and cardiomegaly returned to normal. Therefore, we concluded that echocardiographic study was useful for diagnosis and for following up cardiac manifestations of hypothyroidism.

Keywords :Hypothyroidism, Cardiomyopathy, Echocardiograpy