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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(11):1121-1126. Published online November 15, 1981.

A Case of Athyrotic Cretinism.

Kyung Hae Park, Si Man Lee, Jong Woo Shin

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of medicine,Busan National University Busan, Korea

Abstract

A case of athyrotic cretinism in a four months old female infant was presented. Diagnosis was established by clinical feature, skeletal X-ray, biochemical studies, radio-isotope uptake test, and scintiscan. Pertinent literatures were also briefly reviewed.

Keywords :athyrotic cretinism, hypothyroidism