A Positive Newborn Screen for Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Clinically Euthyroid Neonate—Avoiding Unnecessary Treatment

A Positive Newborn Screen for Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Clinically Euthyroid Neonate—Avoiding Unnecessary Treatment

Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has dramatically improved the neurocognitive outcomes for newborns with a confirmed positive screening test result. However, screening yields a small number of false positive and false negative results. This report describes the first known case o...

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Main Authors: Ashleigh Brown, Paul Hofman, Bobby Li, Campbell Heron, Natasha Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
newborn screening
congenital hypothyroidism
familial dysalbuminaemic hyperthyroxinaemia
albumin variant
euthyroid
discordant
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/9/2/16

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