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DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000239
ABSTRACT Objectives To describe the findings of thyroid ultrasonography (T-US), its contribution to diagnose congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and the best time to perform it. Subjects and methods Forty-four patients with CH were invited to undergo T-US and 41 accepted. Age ranged from 2 months to 45 years; 23 patients were females. All were treated with L-thyroxine; 16 had previously undergone scintigraphy and 30 had previous T-US, which were compared to current ones. Results At the current T-US, the thyroid gland […]
Keywords: Congenital hypothyroidism; dyshormonogenesis; Thyroid dysgenesis; thyroid ectopia; thyroid ultrasound