A novel presentation of diffuse lung disease caused by congenital hypothyroidism.
A term infant was born with respiratory distress, and subsequent imaging, histopathologic, and hormonal studies confirmed congenital hypothyroidism. This report is intended to alert pediatricians to the possibility of congenital hypothyroidism as a cause of respiratory symptoms of unknown cause in neonates with respiratory distress.
Shenoy
Ambika
A
Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Esquibies
Americo E
AE
Dunbar
Nancy
N
Dishop
Megan K
MK
Reyes-Mugica
Miguel
M
Langston
Claire
C
Deladoëy
Johnny
J
Abu-Khudir
Rasha
R
Carpenter
Thomas
T
Bazzy-Asaad
Alia
A
D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy