Open AccessImmediate postnatal central hypothyroidism caused by maternal Graves' disease: Importance of early screening
Author(s) -
Tochibora Saho,
Hori Tomohiro,
Mori Mai,
Matsumoto Hideki,
Otsuka Hiroki,
Sasai Hideo,
Ito Yuko,
Kasahara Yukiko,
Kawamoto Norio,
Ohnishi Hidenori
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6061
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , graves' disease , thyroid function , disease , central hypothyroidism , thyroid disease , goiter , newborn screening , thyroid , endocrinology
This report illustrates a case of central hypothyroidism in a newborn immediately after birth caused by maternal Graves' disease. Infants from mothers with Graves' disease require careful examination without waiting for neonatal screening results, even though the mother's thyroid function is normal at birth or the newborn does not have goiter.