Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.

Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.

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Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Yazd, Iran.From May 2006 to June...

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Main Authors: Mahtab Ordooei, Azar RABIEi, Reza Soleimanizad, Fatemeh Mirjalili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Congenital hypothyroidism
Neonate
Permanent hypothyroidism
Transient hypothyroidism
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4390
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spelling doaj-851686ad85aa4b14b54eeb4b0830dd1c2020-12-02T18:54:50ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932013-09-01429Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.Mahtab Ordooei0Azar RABIEi1Reza Soleimanizad2Fatemeh Mirjalili31. Dept. of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran.1. Dept. of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran.2. Dept. of Ophtalmology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran.3. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran.Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Yazd, Iran.From May 2006 to June 2008, 35377 newborns were screened by measuring serum TSH obtained by heel prick. The neonates who had a TSH≥5mU/L were recalled for measurement of serum T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in venous samples. Based on the results of the secondary measurements (between days 7 and 28), neonates were considered hypothyroid if their T4 was https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4390Congenital hypothyroidismNeonatePermanent hypothyroidismTransient hypothyroidism
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author Mahtab Ordooei
Azar RABIEi
Reza Soleimanizad
Fatemeh Mirjalili
spellingShingle Mahtab Ordooei
Azar RABIEi
Reza Soleimanizad
Fatemeh Mirjalili
Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Congenital hypothyroidism
Neonate
Permanent hypothyroidism
Transient hypothyroidism
author_facet Mahtab Ordooei
Azar RABIEi
Reza Soleimanizad
Fatemeh Mirjalili
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title Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
title_short Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
title_full Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
title_fullStr Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.
title_sort prevalence of permanent congenital hypothyroidism in children in yazd, central iran.
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2013-09-01
description Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Yazd, Iran.From May 2006 to June 2008, 35377 newborns were screened by measuring serum TSH obtained by heel prick. The neonates who had a TSH≥5mU/L were recalled for measurement of serum T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in venous samples. Based on the results of the secondary measurements (between days 7 and 28), neonates were considered hypothyroid if their T4 was
topic Congenital hypothyroidism
Neonate
Permanent hypothyroidism
Transient hypothyroidism
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4390
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