Congenital hypothyroidism: clues to an early clinical diagnosis.
Congenital hypothyroidism is clinically difficult to diagnose early in life. A review of the common signs and symptoms of this treatable disease is presented, and a case diagnosed on the third day of life is discussed. Until neonatal thyroid screening is generally available it behooves all physicians caring for newborns and young infants to have a high index of suspicion for this disease.
D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D013997:Time Factors