Cretinism: also known as congenital hypothyroidism effects about 1 in 4000 babies.
Cretinism is a situation induced by an insufficiency of thyroid hormone at birth and during minority, as a ensue of abnormal evolution of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland becomes unbalanced or defective often due to an iodine imperfection. If untreated, can result in mild to severe impairment of both physical and mental growth and development. Cretinism can also cause mental deterioration, swelling of the skin, loss of water and hair. You will also find signs like dry skin, periorbital edema, and delayed relaxation phase of the deep tendon reflexes and the most common signs is the present of a goiter in the neck region.
There has been evidence of cretinism
Cretinism is a situation induced by an insufficiency of thyroid hormone at birth and during minority, as a ensue of abnormal evolution of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland becomes unbalanced or defective often due to an iodine imperfection. If untreated, can result in mild to severe impairment of both physical and mental growth and development. Cretinism can also cause mental deterioration, swelling of the skin, loss of water and hair. You will also find signs like dry skin, periorbital edema, and delayed relaxation phase of the deep tendon reflexes and the most common signs is the present of a goiter in the neck region.
There has been evidence of cretinism