갑상선 반쪽 무형성증 1례 = A Case of Thyroid Hemiagenesis

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare congenital anomaly in which one thyroid lobe fails to develop. Thyroid hemiagenesis usually does not cause clinical symptoms by itself, therefore, this anomaly is detected incidentally during the evaluation of other thyroid disorders. We describe a rare case of thyroid hemiagenesis in a 1-month-old female infant who presented with prolonged jaundice and abnormal laboratory findings of congenital hypothyroidism. The patient showed the characteristic features of thyroid hemiagenesis of the left lobe in Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland. The patient has improved with supportive care, including thyroid hormone replacement. Further long-term follow-up is required for the investigation of recurrence of thyroid abnormalities.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

갑상선 반쪽 무형성증은 갑상선의 한쪽 엽이 형성되지 않는 드문 선천성 갑상선 질환이다. 갑상선 반쪽 무형성증 자체는 대개 아무런 임상 증상을 초래하지 않으므로 대부분은 동반된 갑상선 질환을 진단하는 과정이나 수술 중에 우연히 발견된다. 저자들은 선천성 갑상선기능저하증이 의심되어 내원한 1개월된 영아에서 원인을 찾던 중에 갑상선 초음파 및 스캔 검사를 통해 갑상선 반쪽 무형성증을 진단하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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