Transient neonatal hypothyroidism following a short course of maternal amiodarone therapy
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Victoria Huang
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Risa M. Wolf
Abstract
Background
Amiodarone is an iodine-rich medication used to treat maternal and fetal arrhythmias, with known effects on thyroid hormone homeostasis.
Case presentation
We describe a case of transient neonatal hypothyroidism following a short prenatal course of maternal amiodarone therapy resulting in neonatal TSH elevations exceeding those reported in the available literature.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
Ethical statement: In accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, the participants were informed about the exact procedure of the study and took part voluntarily. All participants gave their approval.
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