Iodine severe deficiency is a major cause of impairment due to iodine deficiency disorders. Cretinism is a consequence of iodine deficiency in the womb with clinical signs that stand out among others is mental retardation. In Indonesia, there were many cases of endemic goiter and cretinism. Diagnosis of cretinism can be established more accurately by laboratory tests, but it is expensive and le…
A 24-year-old woman was admitted with general weakness, umbilical swelling, developmental delay, speech disorder, constipation, gait problem. Her findings were umbilical hernia, xerosis, dry hair, and short stature. After thyroxine treatment, she also had headache, vomiting, and palpitation, lack of appetite, and sleep disturbance. Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heterogeneous m…
Cretinism is a abnormality or disorder caused by disfunction of thyroid glands which produced the thyroid hormone. There are /Vvo kinds of cretinism, endemic cretinism and sporadic cretinism. Endemic cretinism is caused by deficiency of iodine and sporadic cretinism also known as congenital hypothyroid is caused by abnormality of thyroid glands. Manyfactors play role in this abnormality.