Multiple choice

Thyroid deficiency in infants leads to

  1. hypothyroidism

  2. myxoedema

  3. cretinism

  4. thyrotoxicosis

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cretinism is caused by the deficiency of thryoid hormone in infants and myxoedema is caused by the deficiency in adults. Graves disease or exophalmic goitre is caused by the hypersecretion of thyroid hormone.