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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(12):903-906. Published online December 31, 1974.

A Case of Congenital Cretinism

Doo Young Lee¹, Seoung soo Kim¹, Charles G Tabor¹, Chong Young Lee¹

¹Wallace Memorial Beptist Hospital Pusan，Korea

Abstract

A case of congenital creinism in a 2 year 6 month old female is reported after treatment with dessicated thyroid for 8 months. Congenital cretinism is rare in Korea. 1) This case revealed fully developed clinical mainfestations of congenital hypothyroidism. 2) The amount of thyroid was adjusted by checking the T4 every months. 3) During treatment disappearance of an umbilical hernia (1 week), appearance of social smile (2 weeks), eruption of lower central incisor (1 1/2 months), eruption of upper central incisor (3months), sitting alone (3 months), alertness:(3 months) and reduction of tongue size (3 months) was noticed. 4) After treatment for 8 months, height increased 19 cm, weight increased 2, 900 gm, head circumference increased 5.5 cm and chest circumfarence increased 5.5 cm.

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