Congenital hypothyroidism due to maternal radioactive iodine exposure during pregnancy

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-113

  Kurtoǧlu, Selim ^a,b   Akin, Mustafa Ali ^a   Daar, Ghaniya ^c   Akin, Leyla ^b   Memur, Şeyma ^a   Korkmaz, Levent ^a   Baştuǧ, Osman ^a   Yilmaz, Selcan ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetal hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Pregnancy; Radioactive iodine

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREGNANCY; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 84863111036     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.553     Document Type: Article

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