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What Causes A Protruding Tongue In Infants?
hello, my son is just shy of 4 months old and we noticed this evening he kept his tongue out for long periods of time as if he did not have proper control of it, could there be something wrong with him such as some type of syndrome or something? thank you
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Protrusion of tongue will occur in case of Downs syndrome or congenital hypothyroidism.
Better consult a pediatrician for careful physical examination and necessary investigations.
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Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Protrusion of tongue will occur in case of Downs syndrome or congenital hypothyroidism.
Better consult a pediatrician for careful physical examination and necessary investigations.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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