Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism is 30 times more frequent in newborns with Down syndrome (DS) than in the population of healthy children. Mild isolated TSH elevation with normal thyroxine (T4) levels is the most commonly seen pattern of thyroid dysfunction in these children.Patients and methods: A retrospective study was carried out on eleven patients with DS in the pediatric department of Mahdia who were followed for congenital hypothyroidism.</...