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Thyroid function in very preterm infants.

M Mercado·V Y Yu·I Francis·W Szymonowicz·H Gold
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Abstract

Indices of thyroid function were measured in 108 infants born at 23-31 weeks gestation, after birth, at 24 and 72 h, and at 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 weeks of age. This group was characterised by low serum thyroxine (T4), normal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), low-normal thyroid binding globulin (TBG), low free thyroxine index (FTI) and low triiodothyronine (T3). The incidence of hypothyroxinaemia defined as a serum T4 value of less than 65 nmol/l was 58% after birth, increasing to 84% at 1 week, after which there was progressive reduction to 36% by 6 weeks of age. Mean T4 values were inversely proportional to gestational age during this study period. Infants of 23-28 weeks gestation had significantly lower T4, TBG, FTI and T3 values compared to those of 29-31 weeks gestation. Infants who had hyaline membrane disease (HMD) had significantly lower T4 and FTI values compared to those without HMD for up to 3 weeks of age. Similar differences were found between deaths and survivors in the first week after birth. This study suggests that there is increasing delay in maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis control with increasing prematurity. In addition, the data suggest that infants who were extremely preterm or those with HMD had worse and more persistent abnormalities of thyroid function secondary to their illness and metabolic stress. The significance of our findings, in particular that of prolonged hypothyroxinaemia, is uncertain. The role of thyroid replacement therapy in these very preterm infants therefore need to be assessed with a randomised clinical trial.

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M Mercado, V Y Yu, I Francis, W Szymonowicz, H Gold. 1988. Thyroid function in very preterm infants.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-3782(88)90093-x

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