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ea0024p47 | (1) | BSPED2010

Prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) in infants presenting with prolonged jaundice

Ivison F , Gopalkothandapani S , Banerjee I , Tetlow L

Background: Among infants presenting with prolonged hyperbilirubinaemia there is anecdotal evidence that some babies who were Newborn Screening-negative for congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) have CHT diagnosed at the time of presentation with jaundice.Aims: To determine the prevalence of CHT in babies presenting with prolonged jaundice and to assess the predictive value of lowering the TSH cut-off for a screen-positive result on the ability to identify bab...