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A condition in infancy or early childhood due to an in-utero deficiency of THYROID HORMONES that can be caused by genetic or environmental factors, such as thyroid dysgenesis or HYPOTHYROIDISM in infants of mothers treated with THIOURACIL during pregnancy. Endemic cretinism is the result of iodine deficiency. Clinical symptoms include severe MENTAL RETARDATION, impaired skeletal development, short stature, and MYXEDEMA.

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Congenital Hypothyroidism Disease Database

Location: http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb6612.htm

Cretinism: "condition due to congenital lack of thyroid hormone, marked by arrested physical and mental development, dystrophy of the bones and soft parts, and lowered basal metabolism; it is the congenital form of thyroid deficiency, while myxedema is the acquired form." Source: CRISP Thesaurus, 2006 "A condition in infancy or early childhood due...
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Iodine Deficiency Disorders

Location: http://www.fao.org/docrep/w0073e/w0073e05.htm#P3512_410352

In Human Nutrition in the Developing World Iodine deficiency is responsible not only for very widespread endemic goitre and cretinism, but also for retarded physical growth and intellectual development and a variety of other conditions. These conditions together are now termed iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). They are particularly important because: · perhaps...
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Thyroid Disorders POSNA Core Curriculum

Location: http://www.posna.org/index?service=page/coreCurriculum&article=thyroidDisorders.html

Objectives 1. Discuss the effect of thyroid hormone on normal growth 2. Describe the clinical features of hypothyroidism in children 3. Describe radiographic findings associated with hypothyroidism 4. Describe the effect of calcitonin on bone and kidney 5. Discuss the orthopaedic condition most associated with hypothyroidism in children Thyroid function...
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Treatment of Cretinism

Location: http://www.artandmedicine.com/biblio/authors/ThomsonJ.html

This is a collection of six essays : three which originally appeared in the Edinburgh Medical Journal, one which was off-printed from the Lancet, and two which were read before the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh. Thomson, John. Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd, 1891-93.
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