Evolution of congenital hypothyroidism in a cohort of preterm born children

• Main Authors: Maria Scavone (Author), Laura Giancotti (Author), Elisa Anastasio (Author), Licia Pensabene (Author), Simona Sestito (Author), Daniela Concolino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is reported to be more common in preterm infants than in term infants, especially in sick preterm infants. Though a frequent possibility of transitory thyroidal alterations in this category of neonates, the evolution of CH to transient or permanent forms is...