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. 2014 Oct 1;24(10):1533–1540. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0150

Table 2.

Birth Defects of the Face and Neck Region and the Urinary System in Children Exposed to Propylthiouracil in Early Pregnancy

Case Birth (year) Gender (f/m) Ga (weeks) Bw (grams) Birth defect (ICD-10) Agea (years) Contactsb (n) Surgeryc (yes/no) Infectiond (yes/no)
Face and neck cases
 1 1996 Female 39 3250 DQ188 Face and neck, other specified 1.5 3 Yes No
 2 1997 Male 40 3800 DQ181 Preauricular sinus/cyst 9.9 6 Yes Yes
 3 2003 Male 38 3350 DQ188 Face and neck, other specified 3.4 4 Yes Yes
 4 2004 Male 38 3490 DQ181 Preauricular sinus/cyst 1.6 7 Yes Yes
 5 2005 Female 41 3410 DQ181 Preauricular sinus/cyst 0.7 2 Yes No
 6 2006 Male 39 3210 DQ188 Face and neck, other specified 1.4 2 No No
 7 2007 Female 37 3050 DQ180 Sinus/fistula/cyst of branchial cleft 0.3 8 Yes Yes
Urinary system cases
 8 1997 Male 40 3400 DQ620 Congenital hydronephrosis 0 3 No No
 9 1998 Male 36 2440 DQ610 Single cyst of kidney 0 3 No No
 10 2002 Male 37 2660 DQ642 Posterior urethral valvee 4.2 5 Yes No
 11 2003 Male 39 3200 DQ620 Congenital hydronephrosis 0 2 No No
 12 2005 Male 41 4200 DQ620
DQ622
Congenital hydronephrosisf
Megaureter
0.1 11 Yes Yes
 13 2007 Male 37 3230 DQ610
DQ620
Single cyst of kidney
Congenital hydronephrosis
0 4 No No
 14 2008 Male 40 3360 DQ620 Congenital hydronephrosis 0.4 6 Yes Yes
a

Age at diagnosis of the birth defect.

b

Number of hospital contacts related to the birth defect up to December 31, 2010.

c

Registration of surgery related to the birth defect up to December 31, 2010.

d

Registration of a diagnosis of infection or redeemed prescription of antibiotic related to the birth defect up to December 31, 2010.

e

Also diagnosed with the birth defects DQ540 glandular hypospadia and DQ541 penile hypospadia.

f

Also diagnosed with the birth defects DQ531 undescended testis and DQ555 aplasia testis.

PTU, propylthiouracil; Ga, gestational age; bw, birth weight; ICD-10, International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision.