MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (congenital hypothyroidism ). Congenital hypothyroidism can be endemic, genetic, or sporadic.

Detailed explanation-2: -(c) Cretinism is characterized by stunted growth in the baby due to the deficiency of thyroid hormone in the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cretinism is a disease caused by hypothyroidism. Iodine deficiency in diet during pregnancy is the major cause of cretinism. Hypothyroidism leads to impaired development of the growing fetus and leads to mental retardation and stunted growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Iodine is a key element in the synthesis of thyroid hormones and as a consequence, severe iodine deficiency results in hypothyroidism, goiter, and cretinism with the well known biochemical alterations.