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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1979;22(1):54-59. Published online January 15, 1979.

Two cases of athyrotic cretinism.

Taik Kill Kim, Kyung Jaa Bang, Kun Soo Lee

¹Department of pediatrics, Collage of medicine, Han Yang University Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Two cases of athyrotic cretinism in a five months old male infant and one month old female infant were Presented. Diagnosis was established by clinical features, thyroid scintigram. X-ray survey of skeletal maturation as biochemical studies. Pertinent literatures were also briefly reviewed.

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