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Write the symptoms of cretinism?

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Cretinism is caused due to hypothyroidism in infants. A cretin child shows the following symptoms

1. Retarded skeletal growth

2. Absence of sexual maturity 

3. Retarded mental ability 

4. Thick and short limbs 

5. Thick wrinkled skin 

6. Bloated face 

7. Protruded enlarged tongue 

8. Low BMR, slow pulse rate, subnormal body temperature and elevated blood cholesterol levels



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