Hypothyroidism -- complications. : Thyroid and heart failure : from pathophysiology to clinics / Giorgio Iervasi, Alessandro Pingitore, editors ; forewords by Paul W. Ladenson, Attilio Maseri
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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Hypothyroidism -- Popular works. : Running on empty : hypothyroidism, introduction to an underactive thyroid gland / by Robyn Koumourou ; foreword by Robert Hanner