Marianna Deligeorgopoulou, Chrysoula Kosmeri, Vasileios Giapros, Foteini Balomenou, Maria Baltogianni, Anastasios Serbis

A literature review on the redundancy of additional thyroid function tests in neonates of mothers with hypothyroidism

  • General Medicine
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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AbstractAimNewborn thyroid screening tests are carried out during the first days after birth in many parts of the world. The aim of this review was to assess whether additional thyroid function tests of neonates born to mothers with hypothyroidism are necessary to diagnose newborns with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) missed by the usual screening test.MethodsA search in PubMed and Google Scholar databases was conducted for pertinent studies, using relevant keywords. All studies that were published in any language from 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2023 were included. Observational cohort studies were included in the analysis, while case reports and studies not referring to neonates were excluded.ResultsThirteen studies were identified comprising more than 4400 infants with CH. Studies with the larger study populations recommended against additional testing in healthy infants of hypothyroid mothers. Similar were the results of some smaller retrospective studies. Few studies identified in total 16 infants with CH that were missed on neonatal screening without, though, a definite causative link between the mother's and the infant's thyroid dysfunction.ConclusionBased on available data, additional thyroid function tests seem redundant in identifying undiagnosed cases of CH. Larger studies are needed to reach a definite conclusion.

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