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Cretinism and lingual thyroid presenting in an adult
V T Yeung1, E P Loong, C S Cockram
1Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
A 29 year old woman presented with menorrhagia secondary to hypothyroidism. Subsequent investigation confirmed the presence of a lingual thyroid. Features of cretinism were present despite the late presentation. This unusual case is discussed with reference to previous publications.