Visual diagnosis: two infants who have coarse facial features and growth and developmental delay.

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Article| January 01 2003 Visual Diagnosis: Two Infants Who Have Coarse Facial Features and Growth and Developmental Delay Pediatr Rev (2003) 24 (1): 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.24-1-16 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Visual Diagnosis: Two Infants Who Have Coarse Facial Features and Growth and Developmental Delay. Pediatr Rev January 2003; 24 (1): 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.24-1-16 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All PublicationsAll JournalsPediatrics In ReviewPediatricsHospital PediatricsNeoReviewsAAP Grand RoundsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: acquired hypothyroidism, congenital hypothyroidism, developmental delay, facial features, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, autoimmune, thyrotropin, thyroid, thyroxine Eduardo Beltroy MD,* Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, MD,* Seth Gordon,* Salvador Castells, MD* A 19-month-old boy who has a past history of intestinal obstruction presents with chronic constipation. He immigrated recently to the United States from Jamaica, where he was born at term via spontaneous vaginal delivery. Pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated. There was no drug or alcohol use during pregnancy. By a few weeks of age, he developed a weak cry, relative inactivity, poor feeding, and intermittent abdominal distension and constipation. At 5 months of age, he had an ileostomy created because of an intestinal obstruction of unknown cause. Infection and poor healing of the surgical incision complicated his postoperative course. Since surgery, he has had slow growth and weight gain and chronic constipation. He does not sit unsupported or crawl. There is no history of recurrent upper or lower respiratory tract infections. Goiter is reported in... You do not currently have access to this content.