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.

PatientGestation (weeks)Birth weight (g)SexCord 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

128750M10.52TSH 42, FT4 8.6
at week 2
1525Normal development

2291100M10.2TSH 15.8,
FT4 17
at week 2
1125Normal development

324595F5.25TSH 105,
FT4 6.3
at week 4
2425 alt 37.5Normal development

4341180F9.07TSH 138.9,
FT4 5.5
at week 2
1637.5Speech delay

532940M1.38TSH 25.27,
FT4 17.3
at week 2
3425Normal

All are still on thyroxine.