Cholestatic Hepatitis Like Syndrome and Congenital Hypothyroidism
1Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
2Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2007; 29(2): 168-171
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Abstract

The early manifestations of congenital hypothyroidism are non-specific and development of the typical features usually occurs gradually. Cholestatic jaundice in newborn is also a difficult diagnostic problem and often leads to extensive investigations. Early diagnosis is important for proper management. It has been shown in several previous studies that biliary sludge can be identified in normal fetuses and this may persist after delivery. Postnatal gallbladder sludge formation was frequently reported in premature neonates receiving total parenteral nutrition. We described a newborn infant with congenital hypothyroidism, gallbladder sludge formation, cholestatic hepatitis like syndrome and abdominal distension, which improved with treatment of sodium-L-thyroxine and presented this case because of its rarity.


Konjenital Hipotiroidizm ve Kolestatik Hepatit Benzeri Sendrom
1Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
2Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
Journal of Clinical Practice and Research 2007; 2(29): 168-171

Konjenital hipotiroidinin klinik bulguları yenidoğan döneminde non-spesifik olup tipik bulgularının gelişmesi oldukça yavaştır. Erken tanısı prognoz açısından çok önemlidir. Kolestaz ise yenidoğan döneminde tanısı zor ve zaman alıcı bir hastalıktır. Safra kesesinde çamurlaşma prenatal hayatta görülebilen bir bulgu olup kendiliğinden düzelebilir. Doğumdan sonra safra çamurunun en sık nedeni parenteral beslenmedir. Gelişinde kolestatik hepatit tablosu tespit edilip, konjenital hipotiroidi tanısı alan ve bütün bulguları levotiron tedavisiyle düzelen bir yenidoğan vakası takdim ettik. Konjenital hipotiroidinin vakamızda kolestatik hepatit, karında şişme ve safra çamurlaşması ile başvurması ilginç bulunarak sunuldu.