Increased plasma thyroid stimulating hormone in treated congenital hypothyroidism: relation to severity of hypothyroidism, plasma thyroid hormone status, and daily dose of thyroxine.
AUTOR(ES)
Grant, D B
RESUMO
Plasma thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations obtained during the first four years of treatment in 418 children with congenital hypothyroidism, identified by neonatal screening, were examined in relation to paired measurements of plasma thyroxine (n = 1945), free thyroxine (n = 836), triiodothyronine (n = 480), and free triiodothyronine (n = 231), and estimated daily dose of thyroxine at the time of blood sampling. Overall, plasma TSH was above 7 mU/l in 1280 out of 2960 samples (43%); the percentage was not related to severity of hypothyroidism at diagnosis. Mean values for thyroxine and free thyroxine, and to a lesser extent free triiodothyronine, were consistently lower in samples with TSH concentrations over 7 mU/l and this was the case in patients with either severe or less severe hypothyroidism. Raised TSH concentrations were also associated with lower mean doses of thyroxine (micrograms/kg/day) but here the mean doses of thyroxine in children with severe hypothyroidism were higher than in the children with less severe hypothyroidism. The mean dose of thyroxine associated with low/normal TSH values was highest in the first 6 months and fell progressively. Thyroxine dose was significantly related to thyroxine and free thyroxine concentrations but not to triiodothyronine and free triiodothyronine and the latter appeared to be of limited value as measures of plasma thyroid hormone status during treatment.
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