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Congentital hypothyrodisim
My son 17 months old . Was diagnosed with CH at 17 th day of life since thn he is o eltroxin12.5 mg once daily. His T4 nd tsh r under control with medicine .
His longbones r short... due to which he looks shorter his height is 72 cm
Pls advice wht shd i do to improve his height...
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
29 yrs exp
Bangalore
Make sure to give him only iodised salt. Get TSH done every 3 months and maintain the Thyroxine levels appropriately. This will make sure his mental development is not affected! The physical development will automatically improve.
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