ESPE Abstracts

Background: Screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in newborns and early treatment of the condition is a cost effective way of preventing mental retardation and growth retardation worldwide.Objective and hypotheses: To highlight consequences of delayed diagnosis and treatment of four children with congenital hypothyroidism in our centre.Method: We present four cases of children with congenital hypothyroidism seen at our centr...