Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

Study of incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in neonates

Dr Gunjan Rai, Dr Anupam Kapur

Abstract :

 Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation in children. Clinical features are often lacking at birth even up to the first few weeks or months of life. Diagnosis based on clinical features is difficult at birth without biochemical screening, resulting in delayed initiation of therapy and irreversible ain damage in the affected children. Screening during birth can help in early diagnosis and treatment.

One thousand newborns delivered at a tertiary care hospital whether by normal vaginal delivery or Caesarean section were included in the study. Cord blood samples of these new born were collected and sent for serum Thyroid Stimulating hormone (TSH) estimation by IRMA method and followed up. 12 newborns detected to have serum TSH more than 20 μIU/ml, were further investigated with complete thyroid profile and out of these only one newborn detected to have congenital hypothyroidism eventually. 

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Dr Gunjan Rai, Dr Anupam Kapur, Study of incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in neonates, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾2 | February‾2017

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