What are the signs and symptoms of acquired hypothyroidism?
The signs and symptoms of acquired hypothyroidism may be different depending on your child’s age. • Early signs and symptoms: • Bulging soft mass in the belly button. • Coarse or dull-looking facial features. • Delay or failure in growth and development. • Dry, flaky skin or thin and brittle fingernails or hair. • Hoarseness and large tongue. • Large arm and leg muscles. • Later signs and symptoms: • Feeling depressed, irritable, or lacking energy. • Feeling too cold when the temperature is just right or normal for everyone else. • Learning, speech, or behavior problems • Problems moving his bowel, such as constipation (dry, hard stools). • Delay in sexual development, like breasts or testes. • Swelling of his whole body, very slow heartbeat, and troubled breathing. • Teeth may erupt (appear) late.
