Cretinism with goiter; a case report.
Cretinism with goiter; a case report.
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克汀病伴甲状腺肿;
DOI:
10.1210/jcem-11-7-740
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发表时间:
1951
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J. Stanbury
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作者:
J. Stanbury
CRETINOUS patients with goiter may show a high accumulation of radioactive iodine. In studies on 3 such siblings (1) the radioactive iodine was found to be rapidly discharged from the thyroid upon the administration of potassium thiocyanate, an observation which was interpreted to mean that the thyroid glands of these patients were unable to incorporate iodide into a protein complex. This case report concerns another goitrous cretin, referred by Dr. C. D. Cook of the Children's Hospital of Boston. Shirley O., MGH #696322 a 13-year-old female, was said to have had a large head and an umbilical hernia at birth. At five months of age because of failure to gain, poor feeding, drowsiness and constipation, a diagnosis of cretinism was made. She was given desiccated thyroid in dosages varying up to 2 grains daily. Prompt improvement followed, but she did not walk until she was 2 and began to talk only when she reached the age of 3. Mental retardation was always evident. One year before admission her parents noti...