home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Cream of the Crop 1
/
Cream of the Crop 1.iso
/
UTILITY
/
DOD10.ARJ
/
ILLNESS.DAT
/
A227
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-06-21
|
541b
|
10 lines
Hypothyroidism
SYMPTOMS in children and infants may include dry, thick skin, broad face,
puffy feet and hands, flat nose, enlarged tongue and dull intellingence. In
adults there may be signs of mental apathy, slow speech, sensitivity to
cold, thickened dry skin, constipation, drowsiness and puffy face and hands.
CAUSES are from a thyroid hormone deficiency that may be a result of lack of
iodine in the diet or deficiency of the pituitary gland.
TREATMENT. Medication for thyroid hormone deficiency.