All issues > Volume 28(3); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(3):283-287. Published online March 31, 1985.

A Case Study of Conjenital Hypothyroidism.

Youn Suk Chung, Tae Sook Song, Ho Jin Park, Mi Ja Shin

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Korea

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism is one of the important causes of retardation of growth and development. A 4 year 2 month old male patient was admitted to our department of Pediatrics, who showed marked growth failure and developmental retardation. Congenital hypothyroidism was suspected by history and physical examination, and confirmed by thyroid function test and thyroid scan, which showed ectopic lingual thyroid. A brief review of related literature was added.

Keywords :Congenital hypothyroidism,Ectopic thyroid, Lingual thyroid