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KMID : 0367419760170120083
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1976 Volume.17 No. 12 p.83 ~ p.86
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A Case of Congenital Cretinism
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李斗榮/Lee, Doo Young
金成洙/차태부/李鍾英/Kim, Seong Soo/Tabor, Charls G./Lee, Chons Young
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Abstract
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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 T₄every months.
3) During treatment disappearance of an umbilical hernia (1 week), appearance of social smile (2 weeks;, eruption of lower central incisor (1½ months), eruption of upper central incisor (3 months), 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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