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M Mercado1, V Y Yu, I Francis

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

Early Human Development
|March 1, 1988
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Preterm infants show delayed thyroid function maturation, with extremely premature babies and those with hyaline membrane disease experiencing more persistent thyroid abnormalities. Further research is needed to assess thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatalogy
  • Endocrinology
  • Pediatric Research

Background:

  • Thyroid function is crucial for infant development.
  • Preterm infants often exhibit altered thyroid hormone levels.
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis maturation is complex in premature neonates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate thyroid function indices in preterm infants.
  • To assess the impact of gestational age and hyaline membrane disease on thyroid function.
  • To evaluate the trend of thyroid hormone levels during the early weeks of life.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 108 infants (23-31 weeks gestation).
  • Measurement of thyroid function tests (T4, TSH, TBG, FTI, T3) at multiple time points post-birth.

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  • Comparison of thyroid indices based on gestational age subgroups and presence of hyaline membrane disease.

    • Main Results:

    • High incidence of hypothyroxinemia (low T4) observed, peaking at 84% at 1 week.
    • Lower thyroid hormone levels (T4, TBG, FTI, T3) in infants with lower gestational age (23-28 weeks).
    • Infants with hyaline membrane disease and those who died showed significantly lower T4 and FTI levels.

    Conclusions:

    • Increasing prematurity is associated with delayed maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis.
    • Extremely preterm infants and those with hyaline membrane disease exhibit more severe and persistent thyroid dysfunction.
    • The clinical significance of prolonged hypothyroxinemia warrants further investigation, including randomized trials for thyroid hormone replacement therapy.