Archive | Thyroid Function

The following points highlight the five major abnormalities of thyroid function. The abnormalities are: 1. Cretinism 2. Myxoedema 3. Hashimoto's Disease 4. Toxic Goitre 5. Grave's Disease. Thyroid Function: Abnormality # 1. Cretinism: a. Growth in children is retarded. b. The child is mentally defective. He has coarse scanty hair and thick yellowish scaly skin. c. Cretinism occurs in areas [...]