Prevalencia del hipotiroidismo congénito en el servicio de endocrinología del Hospital Francisco Icaza Bustamante del año 2013 a 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (HC) is a disease of subtle clinical features, the natural evolution of the disease makes it important because of the harmful effects on the development of the newborn both physical and neurological. Objective: To demonstrate the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in the pediatric population that goes to the outpatient clinic of the Francisco Icaza Bustamante Hospital. Material and Method: Prevalence or cross-sectional study (observational, descriptive) in pediatric patients served in a period of 4 years in the HFIB. The universe will be formed by patients from 7 days to 15 years of age who are treated with laboratory diagnosis of hypothyroidism. Results: The study carried out in the Francisco Icaza Bustamante Hospital, reflected a sample of 817 pediatric patients with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism of which 491 Hypothyroidism, unspecified, 320 patients with congenital hypothyroidism without goiter and 6 patients with congenital hypothyroidism with goiter Conclusions: Congenital hypothyroidism is a highly prevalent disease in the total of hypothyroid patients treated. The greatest number of cases detected during the study period is demonstrated due to the greater uptake of patients in the national screening program.