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Milena Orosco de Agudelo holds his 11-month-old son in her arm. The Colombian baby is already the weight of an average eight-year-old boy.[Agencies]
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Doctors in Colombia are trying to determine how an 11-month-old baby is already the weight of an average eight-year-old.
The child's mother, Milena Orosco de Agudelo, said her son's unusual growth spurt began when he was just two months old.
He has had several medical examinations carried out which suggest he may have a problem with his endocrine system.
Miss Orosco de Agudelo said: "He had some tests done and the results show that he has a thyroid malfunction.
"Then, he had a cardiogram test done and that test shows that he has the bones of an eight-year-old boy, but they have not told me where that came from."
Doctor David Dias, of the Barranquilla Pediatric Hospital, said more examinations need to be carried out to discover why the child has become so large.
He said: "The baby will have tests done to see if he's obese or we're dealing with hyperthyroidism."
Hypothyroidism is often a result of an autoimmune condition known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, in which the body's own immune cells attack and destroy the thyroid gland. Symptoms include fatigue and weight gain.
The normal weight for an 11-month-old boy is around one stone.
Because of his size, the boy's mother says he cannot fit into his older brother's hand-me-down clothes and is limited to wearing extra large nappies.
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哥倫比亞一個11個月大的嬰兒的體重已達到八歲兒童的水平，目前當地醫生正試圖尋找其中的原因。
這個嬰兒的母親米勒娜?奧羅可?奧古德洛說，她兒子兩個月大時體重便開始飆升。
目前，這名“巨嬰”已接受了幾項醫學檢測，檢查結果顯示他的內分泌系統可能有些問題。
奧古德洛說：“醫生給他做了幾項檢查，結果發現他的甲狀腺功能異常。”
“之后做的心電圖檢測表明，他的骨骼發育已經達到了八歲兒童的水平，但現在還不知道這是由什么引起的。”
巴蘭基利亞兒童醫院的大衛?迪亞茲醫生說，還需要進行進一步檢查才能確定該嬰兒體重暴漲的原因。
他說：“這名嬰兒還需要接受多項檢查以確定他究竟是單純性的肥胖，還是患上了甲狀腺機能亢進。”
“甲狀腺功能亢進”通常是由一種名叫“橋本甲狀腺炎”的自體免疫性疾病引起的，這種疾病會導致患者的自身免疫細胞攻擊并毀壞甲狀腺，患者的癥狀通常表現為疲勞和體重增加。
一個11月大男嬰的正常體重大約為14磅。
據米勒娜介紹，由于兒子的體型實在太大，所以他根本穿不上哥哥小時候的舊衣服，而且必須得用“超大”號尿布。
（英語點津姍姍編輯）
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