All issues > Volume 26(10); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(10):1033-1038. Published online October 31, 1983.

A Case of Hyperthyroidism.

Cheol Woon Beak¹, Seung Geun Hong¹, Sang Geel Lee¹, Im Joo Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of congenital hyperthyroidism in a male neonate with tachycardia- and tachypnea, who was the 2nd. full-term product of 28-year-old mother with hyperthyroidism. On physical examination, there was exophthalmos, goiter and hepatosplenom egaly. Bone age was accelerated to about one year of age and thyroid function test was abnormal data reflecting hyperthyroidism. The review of the related literature was made briefly. This is the 1st. case of congenital hyperthyroidism to be reported in Korea.

Keywords :Congenital hyperthyroidism