Immediate postnatal central hypothyroidism caused by maternal Graves' disease: Importance of early screening

Abstract

Abstract This report illustrates a case of central hypothyroidism in a newborn immediately after birth caused by maternal Graves' disease. Infants from mothers with Graves' disease require careful examination without waiting for neonatal screening results, even though the mother's thyroid function is normal at birth or the newborn does not have goiter.

Keywords

• central hypothyroidism
• congenital hypothyroidism
• maternal Graves' disease
• Wolff–Chaikoff effect