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newborn breath

My new grandson's breath smells like rubbing alcohol.   I worry because his older brother (age 3) was born with no
thyroid.  Could this a symptom to have checked out?
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734073 tn?1278896325
Hi! My daughter is 9 and also born without a thyroid gland. I've never noticed bad breath of anykind. She has two older brothers who were born just fine, with a working thyroid gland!
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231441 tn?1333892766
Hi,

I have never heard of this as a symptom. but who knows....

this should be mentioned to the pediatrician and he should be checked - for thyroid and also diabetes.  The dr would know what best to test.
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