[Hypothyroid goiter with tracheal compression in a child in Cote d'Ivoire].
The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving a primary form of hypothyroid goiter with tracheal compression discovered late in a four-year-old child. Slowing of height and weight gain and mental retardation was irreversible. The child was treated using L-thyroxin. Systematic screening for hypothyroidism during the neonatal period is recommended in developing countries.
Yao Atteby
J J
JJ
Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire. attebyjj@yahoo.fr
Enoh
J
J
Cisse
L
L
Binan
A
A
Ankotché
A
A
Niamké
G
G
Azagoh
K R
KR
Ouattara
J
J
Koné
D
D
Niangué
B M
BM
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013974:Thyroxine