Rare presentations of congenital hypothyroidism.

摘要

In this report we wish to raise the awareness of neonatologists regarding uncommon clinical presentations of CH, where the clinical signs disappeared following thyroid hormone supplementation. In the first patient, abdominal distension was likely the sole sign of CH and was apparently caused by decreased intestinal motility often observed with CH [2]. In the second patient, weak pulses could have been due to CH which has been associated with decreased beat-to-beat variability of fetal heart rate [4] and with decreased left ventricular function [5].