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SPORADIC CONGENITAL GOITER CAUSING DEATH OF AN INFANT

SPORADIC CONGENITAL GOITER CAUSING DEATH OF AN INFANT Although thyroid enlargement in the newborn is not uncommon in certain districts where goiter is endemic, a perusal of the literature reveals surprisingly few instances of sporadic congenital goiter. McCarrison found goiter in nursing infants in the regions of India where goiter is endemic. In some Himalayan villages 60 per cent of infants at the breast have goiter. According to Wieland, congenital goiter is common in Switzerland. About 50 per cent of untreated mothers gave birth to goitrous children in the Canton of Appenzall. Skinner reported an unusually high incidence of congenital goiter in the state of Washington. He found that 10 per cent of untreated mothers had goitrous babies. On the other hand, congenital goiter is practically unheard of in the Great Lakes goiter belt. In Ohio and Minnesota, where there has been a high incidence of simple goiter (particularly before the period of iodine prophylaxis), the incidence of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

SPORADIC CONGENITAL GOITER CAUSING DEATH OF AN INFANT

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1939 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1939.01990100149014
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Abstract

Although thyroid enlargement in the newborn is not uncommon in certain districts where goiter is endemic, a perusal of the literature reveals surprisingly few instances of sporadic congenital goiter. McCarrison found goiter in nursing infants in the regions of India where goiter is endemic. In some Himalayan villages 60 per cent of infants at the breast have goiter. According to Wieland, congenital goiter is common in Switzerland. About 50 per cent of untreated mothers gave birth to goitrous children in the Canton of Appenzall. Skinner reported an unusually high incidence of congenital goiter in the state of Washington. He found that 10 per cent of untreated mothers had goitrous babies. On the other hand, congenital goiter is practically unheard of in the Great Lakes goiter belt. In Ohio and Minnesota, where there has been a high incidence of simple goiter (particularly before the period of iodine prophylaxis), the incidence of

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1939

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