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What endocrine gland is responsible for the cretinism?
Hypothyroidism in infancy or childhood is responsible for the condition known as cretinism. The gland responsible is the thyroid or the pituitary that controls the thyroid.
What hormone is responsible for cretinism?
cretinism is hypothyroidism in neonates.lack of thyroxin due to abscence of thyroid gland in neonates causes cretinism.
How do you prevent cretinism?
Cretinism is a condition of hypothyroidism during fetal life, infancy, and childhood. Characteristics include both severe stunted body growth and mental retardation. It is caused by a deficiency of Iodine, lack of a thyroid gland, or inability of the thyroid gland to produce enough hormones that are crucial to the development of a child. Cretinism can be prevented in one way by adding iodine into the persons diet.
What gland is affected by a pheochromocytoma?
The adrenal gland
What causes creatinism?
Cretinism is usually caused by failure of the thyroid gland, which is associated with Hasimoto's disease, or an deficiency of enzymes to deal with iodine.
What is the gland affected by Goiter?
Goiter is a disease of the thyroid gland.
How does pituitary gland affected your growth and development?
it is affected because your gag go
Which gland is affected when a patient has been diagnosed with the mumps?
Mumps affect the parotid gland .
What is the difference between myxedema and cretinism?
Myxedema is adult hypothyroidism whereas cretinism is neonatal hypothyroidism.
What body system is affected by lupus erythematosus?
the endocrine gland
What is The medical term meaning condition caused by an extreme deficiency of thyroid secretion?
Cretinism is untreated congenital hypothyroidism.There are a couple of conditions that can lead to congenital hypothyroidism, including abnormal enzymes that make thyroid hormones, hypopituitarism.If it is due to a maternal deficiency in iodine intake it is called cretinism.
When a person has mumps which salivary glands are affected?
Usually in the parotid gland.
