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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1976;19(8):599-606. Published online August 31, 1976.

Two cases of Athyrotic Cretinism

Ha Baik Lee¹, Young Won Kim¹, Chong Moo Park¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Han Yang University College of Medicine,Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Two cases of athyrotic cretinism, One month old female infant and 11 month old boy, were presented. In both cases thyroid scintigrams revealed no functioning thyroid tissues. We made diagnosis by clinical features as well as thyroid scintigram, X-ray survey for boner age and skeletal maturation and biochemical studies. Review of the literature and references on athyreosis was attempted briefly

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