Congenital hypothyroidism: a five-year retrospective study at children's University Hospital, Damascus, Syria
Joint Authors
Suud, Maryam
Qublan, Yunus
al-Fahum, Sahar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a treatable thyroid hormone deficiency that causes severe mental retardation and growth deficiency if not detected and treated early.
The treatment of CH is simple, inexpensive, and effective.
With early detection and treatment, infants usually develop normally without mental retardation and become productive members of society.
In Syria, a screening program is not available, and there is no published information about the actual incidence of CH.
However, an unpublished pilot study supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency showed that the incidence of CH in Syria is more than the global incidence, indicating the importance of the application of a CH screening program in Syria.
Objectives: The present study aimed to collect baseline information about CH in Syria to estimate the potential need of a screening program.
Materials and methods: This retrospective study was performed at Children's University Hospital, Damascus.
The study included the medical records of patients who had CH as the final diagnosis between 2008 and 2012.
Some patients were diagnosed elsewhere and were then admitted to the hospital within the same period.
Results: In this study, 70 cases registered as CH, 67 of them had confirmed, 40 (57.1 %) were male and 30 (42.9%) were female.
Among the patients, (51.4%, n = 36) involved parental consanguinity and 6 had a family history of hypothyroidism.
Additionally, 74.3% were not diagnosed during the first month of life.
The signs and symptoms most commonly detected were cretinoid face (60%), pallor (44.3%), delayed neuropsychomotor development (37.1%), growth failure (36.7%), jaundice (35.7%), and hypotonia (35.7%).
Conclusion: A CH screening program is necessary in Syria owing to the low specificity of the signs and symptoms of CH, which can lead to delayed diagnosis, and the presence of asymptomatic cases (subclinical hypothyroidism).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Suud, Maryam& al-Fahum, Sahar& Qublan, Yunus. 2019. Congenital hypothyroidism: a five-year retrospective study at children's University Hospital, Damascus, Syria. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 1, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891727
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Suud, Maryam…[et al.]. Congenital hypothyroidism: a five-year retrospective study at children's University Hospital, Damascus, Syria. Qatar Medical Journal No. 1 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891727
American Medical Association (AMA)
Suud, Maryam& al-Fahum, Sahar& Qublan, Yunus. Congenital hypothyroidism: a five-year retrospective study at children's University Hospital, Damascus, Syria. Qatar Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 1, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891727
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 6-7
Record ID
BIM-891727