Thyroid dysfunction in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks

• Main Authors: Hye-Rim Kim (Author), Young Hwa Jung (Author), Chang Won Choi (Author), Hye Rim Chung (Author), Min-Jae Kang (Author), Beyong Il Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thyroid hormones are critical for growth and brain development during the newborn period and infancy. Because of delayed maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in preterm infants, thyroid dysfunction is common, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) elevation is oft...