ea0066p81 | Thyroid | BSPED2019
D'Ambrosio Fabiola
, Nur Laika
, Mantis Stelios
, Minutti Carla Z
Introduction: Hypothyroidism is one of the major causes of preventable mental retardation. Neonatal screening aids in the prompt diagnosis of newborns with congenital hypothyroidism. There are other clinical conditions that can alter thyroid function during the newborn period, including exposure of high iodine concentrations.Case presentation: One day old female born at 37 3/7 weeks of gestational age by C-section with imperforated anus and congenital he...