1.
Med Trop (Mars)
; 69(1): 71-2, 2009 Feb.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19499739
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.
Subject(s)
Goiter, Nodular/complications , Hypothyroidism/complications , Tracheal Stenosis/etiology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Female , Goiter, Nodular/drug therapy , Humans , Hypothyroidism/drug therapy , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Thyroxine/therapeutic use , Tracheal Stenosis/drug therapy
2.
Arch Pediatr
; 12(5): 619, 2005 May.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15885557