COLITIS

   Enterocolitis is frequently observed in children with ASD(Wakefield et al, 2000).

  Gastrointestinal complications of hypothyroidism are well documented and include constipation, obstipation, and abdominal distention, as well as ileus, pseudo-obstruction, tumor-like mass of the intestine, and megacolon(Amer et al, 1994).

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Amer T, David R, Oberfield SE - "Necrotizing enterocolitis and hypothyroidism in a newborn infant: treatment with intravenous L-thyroxine" Am J Perinatol 11(1):30-2 (1994) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=8155206&form=6&db=m&Dopt=r

Wakefield AJ, Anthony A, Murch SH, Thomson M, Montgomery SM, Davies S, O'Leary JJ, Berelowitz M, Walker-Smith JA - "Enterocolitis in children with developmental disorders" Am J Gastroenterol 95(9):2285-95 (2000) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=11007230&form=6&db=m&Dopt=r