The Role of Initial Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Infants With Hyperthyrotropinemia to Predict Transient or Permanent Hypothyroidism


Unuvar T., DEMİR K., ABACI A., Buyukgebiz A., BÖBER E.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.5, no.3, pp.170-173, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.931
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.170-173
  • Keywords: Permanent congenital hypothyroidism, hyperthyrotropinemia, thyroxine, infant
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Studies on the clinical course of children with hyperthyrotropinemia are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the role of presentation findings in such infants to predict eventual outcome.