Neonatal screening: 9% of children with filter paper thyroid‐stimulating hormone levels between 5 and 10 μIU/mL have congenital hypothyroidism

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in children with filter paper TSH levels (f‐TSH) between 5 and 10 μUI/mL in the neonatal screening. Methods: This was a retrospective study including children screened from 2003 to 2010, with f‐TSH between 5 and 10 μIU/mL, who were...

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Main Authors: Flávia C. Christensen‐Adad, Carolina T. Mendes‐dos‐Santos, Maura M.F. Goto, Letícia E. Sewaybricker, Lília F.R. D'Souza‐Li, Gil Guerra‐Junior, André M. Morcillo, Sofia Helena V. Lemos‐Marini
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617300824