18.03.2024 | Correspondence
Central Hypothyroidism with Cytomegalovirus Infection in an Extremely Preterm Infant: Authors’ Reply
verfasst von:
Santosh Kumar Panda, Manaswinee Sahoo, Deepti Damayanty Pradhan
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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To the Editor: We agree with Paul and Jain that low FT4 and normal TSH reported in our case as central hypothyroidism (CH) mimics euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS), and hypocortisolism with CH mimics ‘critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency’ [
1,
2]. In such a scenario, the infant’s serial thyroid function, cortisol level, and clinical scenario may help in establishing the diagnosis. …
