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Diagnosed congenital hypothyroidism with missing follow-up: Is it time for a national registry?
A treatable and preventable disorder, congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still a common cause of mental retardation. A 17-year-old Saudi boy with CH due to an ectopic thyroid gland was diagnosed by the neonatal screening program. Thyroxine replacement therapy was started for one month when the family...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081103/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23396030 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.26.5.1137 |