Extended Neonatal Jaundice Associated with Congenital Myxedema

• Main Authors: Claudia Olaru (Author), Maria Florea (Author), Anamaria Burlea (Author), Gabriela Paduraru (Author), Valeriu V. Lupu (Author), Smaranda Diaconescu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...