Open AccessIncidence of congenital hypothyroidism in Western Rajasthan using cord blood thyroid-stimulating hormone levels as a screening tool: A cross-sectional hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Monika Chaudhary,
Jai Prakash Soni,
Vishnu Kumar Goyal,
Pawan Sharma,
Mohan Makwana,
Sawai Singh Lora
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_354_16
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , thyroid stimulating hormone , cord blood , thyroid , hormone , cross sectional study , congenital hypothyroidism , pediatrics , pathology , physics , optics
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is considered the most common preventable cause of intellectual impairment, with a worldwide annual incidence of 1:4000 live births. In the absence of screening program actual incidence in India is not exactly known, but in previous studies it varies from 1:500 to 1:3400. We wished to find out the incidence of CH in Western Rajasthan using cord blood TSH as a screening tool and venous TSH within 14 days of life as a confirmatory test.