Research Article
Congenital Hypothyroidism: An Audit and Study of Different Cord Blood Screening TSH Values in a Tertiary Medical Centre in Malaysia
Table 5
Clinical profiles of premature babies with CH.
| Patient | Gestation (weeks) | Birth weight (g) | Sex | Cord blood TSH (mIU/L) | TSH (mIU/L), FT4 (pmol/L) values at week of diagnosis | Current age (months) | Current dose of L-thyroxine (mcg/day) | Current status |
| 1 | 28 | 750 | M | 10.52 | TSH 42, FT4 8.6 at week 2 | 15 | 25 | Normal development |
| 2 | 29 | 1100 | M | 10.2 | TSH 15.8, FT4 17 at week 2 | 11 | 25 | Normal development |
| 3 | 24 | 595 | F | 5.25 | TSH 105, FT4 6.3 at week 4 | 24 | 25 alt 37.5 | Normal development |
| 4 | 34 | 1180 | F | 9.07 | TSH 138.9, FT4 5.5 at week 2 | 16 | 37.5 | Speech delay |
| 5 | 32 | 940 | M | 1.38 | TSH 25.27, FT4 17.3 at week 2 | 34 | 25 | Normal |
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All are still on thyroxine.
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