title: [Hypothyroid goiter with tracheal compression in a child in Cote d'Ivoire].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire. attebyjj@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yao Atteby
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Enoh
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cisse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ankotché
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niamké
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Azagoh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ouattara
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koné
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Niangué
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013974:Thyroxine