Avoiding the Overdiagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Premature Newborns

Pediatrics. 2019 Aug;144(2):e20191706. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1706. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

Authors

Francisca Grob¹, Guy Van Vliet²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and.
² Endocrinology Service and Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada guy.van.vliet@umontreal.ca.

PMID: 31311841
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1706

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MeSH terms

Congenital Hypothyroidism*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Medical Overuse
Pregnancy
Reference Values
Thyrotropin
Thyroxine

Substances

Thyrotropin
Thyroxine