All issues > Volume 26(8); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(8):803-807. Published online August 31, 1983.

A Case Study of Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Ectopic Thyroid.

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords :Ectopic thyroid; Lingual thyroid; Congenital hypothyroidism.