[Lingual thyroid presenting as acquird hypothyroidism in the adulthood]

ABSTRACT

According to several reports the incidence of lingual thyroid in childhood are more than adults. This ectopic thyroid gland induced mild hypothyroidism with spectrum as normal or below normal. Generally, most cases of congenital ectopic thyroid appears as Cretinism. In this report we will introduce an adult with a lingual thyroid that induced adult hypothyroidism