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September 1971, Vol 122, No. 3 >
Article | September 1971

Sporadic Congenital Goiter and Pleural Effusion FREE

Davendralingam Sinniah, MD, MRCPI, DCH; Somasundaram Sivanesan, MB, BS
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Received for publication April 6, 1971; accepted May 27.

Reprint requests to Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Dr. Sinniah).


Am J Dis Child. 1971;122(3):245-246. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1971.02110030103015.
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A newborn infant had sporadic congenital goiter which caused airway obstruction and death. The case is of special interest as a right-sided pleural effusion was also present. The occurrence of these two rare congenital anomalies in the same infant suggests a causal relationship.

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Yancy WS, Spock A:  Spontaneous neonatal pleural effusion . J Pediat Surg 2:313-319, 1967;.
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Kirkland I:  Chylothorax in infancy and childhood . Arch Dis Child 40:186-191, 1965;.
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White AG:  Chylothorax due to toxic thyroid adenoma . Proc Roy Soc Med 57:1131-1132, 1964;.

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Yancy WS, Spock A:  Spontaneous neonatal pleural effusion . J Pediat Surg 2:313-319, 1967;.
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Kirkland I:  Chylothorax in infancy and childhood . Arch Dis Child 40:186-191, 1965;.
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White AG:  Chylothorax due to toxic thyroid adenoma . Proc Roy Soc Med 57:1131-1132, 1964;.

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