Congenital hypothyroidism due to ectopic sublingual thyroid gland in Prader-Willi Syndrome: a case report

• Main Authors: Sarah Bocchini (Author), Danilo Fintini (Author), Graziano Grugni (Author), Arianna Boiani (Author), Alessio Convertino (Author), Antonino Crinò (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thyroid gland disorders are variably associated with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Many of the clinical features in newborns with PWS are similar to those found in congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Case presentation We report a case of a girl with CH and PWS. At the age of 9 months...