Symptoms of hypothyroidism in newborns

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Newborns may also suffer from hypothyroidism, which is very painful for every parent, and it will bring huge harm to the children, so we found that patients with hypothyroidism must be treated in time, so what symptoms will appear in patients with neonatal hypothyroidism? So that we can find hypothyroidism in time and treat it as soon as possible. Here is a specific introduction.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism in newborns

Most of the hypothyroidism babies are overdue and their birth weight is over normal; The duration of physiological jaundice can be prolonged for more than two weeks; After birth, it is difficult to feed, refuse to suckle, and often vomit;

After birth, hypothyroid babies usually have abdominal distension and constipation, which is easily misdiagnosed as Hirschsprung's disease; They are slow to respond to the outside world, often in a state of sleep, with low cry and hoarseness; Hypothermia, poor peripheral circulation, cold limbs.

Special facial features: the symptoms of neonatal hypothyroidism include facial features, which are different from those of normal children, such as large head, short neck, pale face, empty swelling, wide eye distance, short bridge of nose, thick lips, large and protruding tongue, hoarse crying, dull expression, etc.

matters needing attention

Through the above articles, we can understand the specific symptoms of neonatal hypothyroidism, the harm of hypothyroidism to the newborn, parents and friends must pay attention to it, if you find that the newborn has the above symptoms, you must go to the examination and treatment in time, in order to avoid missing the best treatment opportunity, causing more serious harm to the newborn.