Delayed diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism in an adolescent results in avoidable complications: a case report

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Indra Ihsan (Author), Eka Agustia Rini (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
• Urunga tuihono: Connect to this object online.

Delayed diagnosis of congenital hyporhyroidism (CH) remains a serious problem. A retrospective analysis of 1,000 CH cases in Turkey found a mean age of 49 months at the time of clinical diagnosis. Only 3.1% of cases were diagnosed during the neonatal period and 55.4% were diagnosed after 2 years of...