最近,日本千叶大学新美仁男等发表文章,专门论述小儿甲状腺机能低下问题,对我们加强防治地方性克汀病工作,很有借鉴意义和参考价值。新美氏等认为,小儿的甲状腺机能低下症,多属于先天性克汀病,后天的幼年粘液性水肿是比较少见的。而克汀病是一种可能 Recently, the United States, Japan, Chiba University men and other published an article dedicated to discuss the problem of hypothyroidism in children, for our prevention and treatment of endemic cretinism work, a great reference and reference value. The United States, such as the new think, hypothyroidism in children, mostly belong to congenital cretinism, acquired juvenile myxedema is relatively rare. Cretinism is a possibility