Cretinism

Introduction: Cretinism

Description of Cretinism

Cretinism (medical condition): A condition in infancy or early childhood due to an in-utero deficiency of...more »

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Infantile hypothyroidism:
  »Introduction: Infantile hypothyroidism
  »Symptoms of Infantile hypothyroidism
  »Treatments for Infantile hypothyroidism

Cretinism: Obsolete term for congenital hypothyroidism.infantile hypothyroidism
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cretinism: condition due to congenital lack of thyroid hormone, marked by arrested physical and mental development, dystrophy of the bones and soft parts, and lowered basal metabolism; it is the congenital form of thyroid deficiency, while myxedema is the acquired form.
Source: CRISP

Cretinism: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cretinism:

• Term
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder
• Hypothyroidism (106 causes)
• Infantile

Cretinism as a Disease

Cretinism: Another name for Infantile hypothyroidism (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Infantile hypothyroidism
  »Symptoms of Infantile hypothyroidism
  »Treatments for Infantile hypothyroidism

Cretinism: Related Diseases

Cretinism: Cretinism is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Infant health conditions
• Thyroid conditions
• Endocrine system conditions

Symptoms of Cretinism (Infantile hypothyroidism)

Some of the symptoms of Cretinism incude:

• Protuberant abdomen
• Delayed bone maturation
• Delayed puberty
• Infertility
• Neurological impairment

See full list of 8 symptoms of Cretinism (Infantile hypothyroidism)

Treatments for Cretinism (Infantile hypothyroidism)

Treatments for Cretinism (Infantile hypothyroidism) include:

• Treatment consists of a daily dose of thyroxine available as a small tablet. The generic name is levothyroxine, and several brands are available

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Treatment of Cretinism: For more treatment information about Cretinism, see treatment of Infantile hypothyroidism (Cretinism)

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Broader terms for Cretinism

• congenital disorder
• hypothyroidism

Source - CRISP

The term Cretinism can be used for:

• cretinoid idiocy
• myxedematous infantilism

Source: CRISP

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