The life expectancy

The life expectancy with children with

babies diagnosed with congenital
hypothyroidism is a long and normal, as
long as they receive early treatment. If they
don't receive early treatment then it could
result in severe mental retardation and
stunted growth.

How common is it?

Congenital hypothyroidism is rather
common occurring in 1 in ever 2,000 to 1 in
4,000 births.

Who it affects & Causes

Congenital hypothyroidism is twice as likely
to occur in girls than in boys. In places where
there is low iodine deficiency, such as China,
Zaire, Peru, and Bangladesh. And if both the
parents carry a trait of congenital
hypothyroidism, then there is at least a 1 in 4
chance of the child inheriting this condition.
The parents do not need to carry or have
been affected by congenital hypothyroidism
to have an affected child about 2-5% of
cases are inherited. It is believed to be cause
by chromosomes: 15, 6, 5, 2, 19, 8, 17, 1, 14 .
Congenital hypothyroidism is caused by
having low thyroid and is not necessarily
always genetic.

Con gen ital

H ypoth yr oidism
What you need to know

Symptoms
Early symptoms, that are usually present at
birth include, but you may not notice them:
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Dull look
Puffy face
Thick tongue that sticks out

Some later symptoms that most people

notice:
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History
The first case of hypothyroidism was
described in 1850, and after that many
advances were made since then about
diagnosing and treating various types of
hypothyroidism. Congenital hypothyroidism
was then discovered by a scientist found a
correlation between low to almost no
thyroid and the symptoms of congenital
hypothyroidism.

Treatments
The main treatment that most people and
doctors use is early diagnosis then thyroid
hormone replacement therapy, the best
treatment is when it is diagnosed 10-13 days
after birth, and thyroid should be normalized
at 3 weeks old.

Choking episodes
Constipation
Jaundice, yellow eyes and yellowish
skin
Dry, brittle hair
Lack of muscle tone, is a bit floppy
Low hairline
Poor feeding
Short height
Sleepiness
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