Correlation Between Thyroid Hormone Concentrations and Ultrasound Thyroid Volume in Preterm Infants Born Before 33 Weeks of Gestation

Correlation Between Thyroid Hormone Concentrations and Ultrasound Thyroid Volume in Preterm Infants Born Before 33 Weeks of Gestation

ObjectiveThyroid disorders are commonly concomitant with premature birth; however, indications to start therapy remain unclear due to a lack of gestational age (GA)-specific reference ranges. We aimed to evaluate the age-specific thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4) levels and the...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Mikołajczak, Katarzyna Kufel, Renata Bokiniec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
thyrotropin
thyroxine
preterm infants
ultrasound
thyroid volume
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.860716/full

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