[Tc]-99m Thyroid Scintigraphy in Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening Program

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Iranpour ◽  
M. Hashemipour ◽  
M. Amini ◽  
S. M. Talaei ◽  
R. Kelishadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Thyroid Scintigraphy

Pubertal development and adult height in patients with congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening in southern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1449-1455
Author(s):  
Suzana Nesi-França ◽  
Rodrigo B. Silveira ◽  
Juliana Cristina R. Rojas Ramos ◽  
Adriane A. Cardoso-Demartini ◽  
Monica N. Lima Cat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Neonatal Screening ◽  
Adult Height ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Pubertal Development ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Adequate Treatment ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Puberty Onset

AbstractObjectivesAdequate treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is required for normal growth and sexual development. To evaluate pubertal development in patients with permanent CH detected by a statewide Neonatal Screening Program of Paraná and, secondly, to evaluate adult height (AH) in a subgroup of patients.MethodsClinical, laboratory, and auxological data obtained from medical records of 174 patients (123 girls).ResultsMedian chronological age (CA) at treatment initiation was 24 days, and mean initial levothyroxine dose was 11.7 ± 1.9 μg/kg/day; mean CA at puberty onset was 11.5 ± 1.3 years (boys) and 9.7 ± 1.2 years (girls); mean CA in girls who underwent menarche (n=81) was 12.1 ± 1.1 years. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values above the normal range were observed in 36.4% of the boys and 32.7% of the girls on puberty onset, and in 44.6% around menarche. Among 15 boys and 66 girls who had reached the AH, the median height z-score value was significantly greater than the target height (TH) z-score value in boys (p=0.01) and in girls (p<0.001). Boys with normal TSH values at puberty onset had greater mean AH z-score compared with boys with TSH values above the normal range (p=0.04).ConclusionsIn this group, pubertal development in girls with CH was not different from that reported in healthy girls in the general Brazilian population. Boys with higher TSH at puberty onset may have an increased risk of not reaching their potential height compared with those with normal TSH during this period. In a subgroup who attained AH, the median AH z-score was greater than the median TH z-score.

scholarly journals Incidence and Interrelated Factors in Patients With Congenital Hypothyroidism as Detected by Newborn Screening in Guangxi, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1456719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Fan ◽  
Shaoke Chen ◽  
Jiale Qian ◽  
Suren Sooranna ◽  
Jingi Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Who Guidelines ◽  
Newborn Screening Program ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Background. A newborn screening program (NSP) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was carried out in Guangxi in order to understand the incidence of CH and the factors interrelated to major types of CH in this region of China. Methods. During 2009 to 2013, data from 930 612 newborns attending NSP in Guangxi were collected. Patients were classified with either permanent CH (PCH) or transient CH (TCH) after 2 years of progressive study. Results. A total of 1210 patients were confirmed with CH with an incidence of 1/769, including 68 PCH and 126 TCH cases with incidences of 1/6673 and 1/3385, respectively. The frequency of thyroid stimulating hormone values greater than 5 mIU/L was 7.2%, which, based on WHO guidelines, suggests that the population was mildly iodine deficient. Conclusions. The incidence of CH was high in Guangxi. Approximately two thirds of CH patients were TCH, which may be due to a deficiency in iodine within the population.

scholarly journals Incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the city of Uberaba/Minas Gerais and etiological evaluation of the affected subjects

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heloísa Marcelina da Cunha Palhares ◽  
Lilian Carla Silva ◽  
Luciene Mayumi Sato ◽  
Beatriz Hallal Jorge Lara ◽  
Sybele de Souza Castro Miranzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Thyroid Dysgenesis ◽  
Outpatient Unit ◽  
Transient Hypothyroidism ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and etiology of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Uberaba, MG. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2010, by reviewing patient files from a public reference outpatient unit. The screening program covered 88% of live-born children. RESULTS: CH was diagnosed in 16 children, representing an incidence of 1:2,017 live-born children screened. The etiological evaluation was done in 15 children and revealed seven cases of thyroid dysgenesis, seven of dyshormonogenesis, and one case of transient hypothyroidism. One child moved away from the state before etiological investigation was carried out. CONCLUSION: We concluded that both the incidence of CH and of dyshormonogenesis as the main causes of CH were increased in the investigated region, but molecular studies are necessary for a better definition of etiology.

Screening for Hypothyroidism

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-264
Author(s):  
Howard W. Kilbride ◽  
Robert J. Lull ◽  
Heinz G. Lehman
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cause Of Failure ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Although the New England Regional Screening Program report1 indicates that human error is the most likely cause of failure to detect congenital hypothyroidism in infants, our experience suggests that compensated hypothyroidism might be missed in some newborns unless screening includes a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) assay and a thyroxine (T4) concentration. In the past 2 years, we have diagnosed congenital hypothyroidism in three infants. In at least one of these infants, the disease would not have been identified by T4 concentration screening alone.

Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism With Specimen Collection at Two Time Periods: Results of the Northwest Regional Screening Program

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 734-740
Author(s):  
Stephen H. LaFranchi ◽  
Cheryl E. Hanna ◽  
Patricia L. Krainz ◽  
Michael R. Skeels ◽  
Richard S. Miyahira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Primary Hypothyroidism ◽  
Skeletal Maturation ◽  
Second Screen

To determine the benefit of collecting two routine specimens to test for congenital hypothyroidism, we examined the results of our newborn screening program during the last 9.5 years. The Northwest Regional Screening Program (NWRSP) performs a primary thyroxine test with thyroid-stimulating hormone determinations on the lowest 10% of dried blood filter paper specimens. An initial specimen is obtained in the newborn period, and a routine second specimen is collected at approximately 4 to 6 weeks of age in all infants born in Oregon and 25% of infants born in Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Nevada. Between May 1975 and October 1984, 182 infants with primary hypothyroidism were detected from 811,917 infants screened, a prevalence rate of 1:4,461. The routine second specimen led to the diagnosis of 19 infants of 484,604 infants screened, a detection rate of 1:25,505. When infants detected by the second screen were compared with those detected by the first screen, they had higher thyroxine and lower thyroidstimulating hormone concentrations on filter paper and serum specimens. When thyroid scanning was used, all but one infant detected by the second screen had some residual thyroid tissue, whereas 35% of infants detected by the first screen had thyroid aplasia. Skeletal maturation was more likely to be normal in infants detected by the second screen. These infants appear to have milder hypothyroidism due to a later age of onset or slower evolution of thyroid failure. At a cost of $31,881 per infant detected by the second screen, the NWRSP found it cost-effective to obtain a routine second specimen.

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