Screening and Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism - Guidelines by American Academy of Pediatrics, 2023

Sushree Smita Behura; Gannavarapu Phanisri Nikhila; Santosh Kumar Panda

Screening and Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism - Guidelines by American Academy of Pediatrics, 2023

Indian Pediatr. 2023 Oct 15;60(10):855-858.

Authors

Sushree Smita Behura¹, Gannavarapu Phanisri Nikhila¹, Santosh Kumar Panda²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT DU, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
² Department of Paediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT DU, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Correspondence to: Dr Santosh Kumar Panda, Professor, Department of Pediatrics,Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT DU, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. doc.sant@yahoo.co.in.

PMID: 37818810

Abstract

Guidelines for screening and management of congenital hypothyroidism in neonates have been recently updated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This article compares new AAP guideline with the Indian Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE) Guidelines, 2018 and lists the changes in screening, diagnosis, and management of congenital hypothyroidism suggested in the new guidelines, along with clinical utilization in the Indian scenario.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Congenital Hypothyroidism* / diagnosis
Congenital Hypothyroidism* / therapy
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Societies, Medical
United States