Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism

• Main Authors: Caroline Chua (Author), Shilpa Gurnurkar (Author), Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado (Author), Victoria Niklas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting the newborn. Universal newborn screening (NBS) has virtually eliminated the static encephalopathy and devastating neurodevelopmental syndrome known as cretinism. This report describes the presentation of an infant referre...