Authors: M Carta Sorcini L Fiore S Tomarchio S Carta C Romagnoli V Currò G Segni
Publish Date: 2014/04/03
Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-184
Abstract
Preliminary results of a pilot study on congenital hypothyroidism performed on 8025 newborns in Italy over a 10month period are reported The determination of both T4 and TSH on dried blood spotted on filter paper as screening procedure at day 3–5 of life revealed three cases of primary hypothyroidism and one case of hypothyroxinbindingglobulinemia hypoTBGemia The diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism was established on the basis of low T4and high TSH levels in two of the three cases in the third with elevated TSH and normal T4 levels at screening thyroid scintiscan showed an ectopic gland located at the base of the tongue In the case of hypoTBGemia low T4and TBG levels were associated with normal TSH values Some cases of transient hypothyroidism were observed in premature infants
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