Congenital Hypothyroidism in Newborn - A Study on Early Detection and Management

Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common neonatal disorder, Congenital hypothyroidism may have major detrimental effects on growth and neurological development, Thyroid gland disorder (aplasia or hypoplasia) is an important cause of congenital hypothyroidism and usually known as thyroidal dysgenesis.The diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism is not always easy to make due to nonspecific symptoms, usually specific symptoms do not appear in newborn, Early intervention can lead to excellent outcomes.This case study presents a Congenital hypothyroidism in newborn detected and diagnosed early on day 4, appropriate treatment and follow up resulted in restoring the thyroid hormone levels to normal and excellent outcomes in maintaining clinical and biochemical Euthyroidism.