A novel presentation of diffuse lung disease caused by congenital hypothyroidism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Respiratory Insufficiency