Sjukdomstillstånd beroende på medfödd brist på sköldkörtelhormon, vilket yttrar sig i kortvuxenhet och outvecklad mental förmåga, muskel- och mjukvävnadsdystrofi, samt nedsatt basal ämnesomsättning. Motsvarande icke-medfödd bristsjukdom kallas myxödem.
A condition in infancy or early childhood due to an in-utero deficiency of THYROID HORMONES that can be caused by genetic or environmental factors, such as thyroid dysgenesis or HYPOTHYROIDISM in infants of mothers treated with THIOURACIL during pregnancy. Endemic cretinism is the result of iodine deficiency. Clinical symptoms include severe MENTAL RETARDATION, impaired skeletal development, short stature, and MYXEDEMA.
Kretinism — Medfött jodbristsyndrom — Medfött myxödem
Hypothyroidism, Congenital — Cretinism — Endemic Cretinism — Cretinism, Endemic — Fetal Iodine Deficiency Disorder — Myxedema, Congenital