The thyroid creates hormones that help your body to work correctly. Thyroid hormones control your heart rates and metabolism. You get thyroid disorder when the thyroid gland produces too much or too little hormones. Women develop thyroid disorders before or after pregnancy. Some women also develop it after giving birth to a child. This is known as hypothyroidism during pregnancy (thyroid deficiency during pregnancy)  Read More

CHILD syndrome is usually present at birth. It may first become apparent at some point during the first month of life. The skin is usually dry, itchy, red and scaly (ichthyosiform erythroderma) on one side of the body, although minor skin involvement in the shape of lines or segments may occur on the opposite side of the body. Bands of normal skin may be found on the affected side as well. Patients with CHILD syndrome may be bald on on  Read More