Persistently raised thyroid stimulating hormone in adequately treated congenital hypothyroidism on long-term follow-up

Kara, Cengiz; Ocal, Gonul; BERBEROĞLU, MERİH; ŞIKLAR, ZEYNEP; Adiyaman, Pelin

doi:10.1515/jpem.2008.21.3.251

Persistently raised thyroid stimulating hormone in adequately treated congenital hypothyroidism on long-term follow-up

Kara C., Ocal G., BERBEROĞLU M., ŞIKLAR Z., Adiyaman P.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.251-256, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2008.21.3.251
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-256
Anahtar Kelimeler: thyroid stimulating hormone, congenital hypothyroidism, treatment, THYROXINE, SUPPRESSION, CHILDREN, THERAPY, TSH
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To determine the percentage of patients with inappropriate secretion of TSH (ISTSH) in a large cohort of patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH), and to examine a probable influence of the pretreatment T4 or TSH levels and the etiology of CH on ISTSH by describing the clinical features of these patients.