Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Hong Kong

作者：L.C.K. Low, Hanyang Lin, Ping Cheung, F. T. LEE, Shao‐Yin Chu, Thomas Kwok, John Bacon‐Shone, C. Y. Yeung · 发表于：Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health · 年份：1986 · DOI：10.1111/j.1440-1754.1986.tb00184.x · 被引用次数：17 · 研究领域：Thyroid Disorders and Treatments

A pilot cord blood TSH screening program for congenital hypothyroidism was commenced in Hong Kong in April 1982. By April 1984, 14 411 neonates born in two hospitals were screened for this disorder. Five cases of primary hypothyroidism and two cases of transient hypothyroidism were detected. The detection of cases of congenital hypothyroidism with only moderately elevated cord blood TSH values means that the recall rate will remain high.