ESPE Abstracts

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most frequent endocrine disease in infants with prevalence ratio in the range of 1:2000–1:4000 new-borns. The disorder can be permanent (CHP) or transient (CHT). CH can be classified into two main groups: Dysgenesis, which accounts classically for 80–85% of cases and dyshormonogenesis for remaining 15–20%. From the last decade, studies described a upward trend for CH prevalence and changes in groups’ proport...