hrp0082p3-d1-974 | Thyroid | ESPE2014

Increasing Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Neonatal Screening Program in Central Serbia: 30 Years of Experience

Milenkovic Tatjana , Opancina Branka , Mitrovic Katarina , Todorovic Sladjana , Vukovic Rade

Background: Neonatal TSH screening program for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Central Serbia was introduced in 1983. Over the past three decades, increasing overall incidence rate of children with both permanent and transient forms of CH has been observed.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the study was to compare incidence of CH in the first 16 years of screening (period 1) with the last 15 years of screening (period 2). We also investigated the im...