Objectives To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in children with filter-paper blood-spot TSH (b-TSH) between 5 and 10 μIU/mL in the neonatal screening. Methods This was a retrospective study including children screened from 2003 to 2010, with b-TSH levels between 5 and 10 μIU/mL, who were followed-up during the first two years of life when there was no serum TSH normalization. The diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism was defined as serum TSH ≥10 μIU/mL and start of levothyroxine treatment up to 2 years of age. Results Of the 380,741 live births, 3713 (1.04%) had filter paper TSH levels between 5 and 10 μIU/mL and, of these, 339 (9.13%) had congenital hypothyroidism. Of these, 76.11% of the cases were diagnosed in the first three months of life and 7.96% between 1 and 2 years of age. Conclusion The study showed that 9.13% of the children with b-TSH levels between 5 and 10 μIU/mL developed hypothyroidism and that in approximately one-quarter of them, the diagnosis was confirmed only after the third month of life. Based on these findings, the authors suggest the use of a 5 μIU/mL cutoff for b-TSH levels and long-term follow-up of infants whose serum TSH has not normalized to rule out congenital hypothyroidism.
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Christensen-Adad, F. C., Mendes-dos-Santos, C. T., Goto, M. M. F., Sewaybricker, L. E., D’Souza-Li, L. F. R., Guerra-Junior, G., … Lemos-Marini, S. H. V. (2017). Triagem neonatal: 9% das crianças com TSH em papel filtro entre 5 e 10 μUI/mL têm hipotireoidismo congênito. Jornal de Pediatria, 93(6), 649–654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2017.05.003
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