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J Pediatr
; 161(4): 760-2, 2012 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22841183
RESUMO
We report the cases of 3 infants with congenital hypothyroidism detected with the use of our newborn screening program, with evidence supporting excess maternal iodine ingestion (12.5 mg/d) as the etiology. Levels of whole blood iodine extracted from their newborn screening specimens were 10 times above mean control levels. Excess iodine ingestion from nutritional supplements is often unrecognized.