Extended Neonatal Jaundice Associated with Congenital Myxedema

Congenital hypothyroidism/ myxedema is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants. This can occur because of an anatomic defect in the gland, an inborn error of thyroid metabolism, iodine deficiency. There is an inverse relationship between age at diagnosis and intelligence quotient (I...

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Main Authors: Claudia Olaru, Maria Florea, Anamaria Burlea, Gabriela Paduraru, Valeriu V. Lupu, Smaranda Diaconescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation 2012-07-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.rjor.ro/extended-neonatal-jaundice-associated-with-congenital-myxedema/?lang=ro