Table 3.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of 5 patients with sensorineural HI
| No.+69 | Age, yearsa | Gender | Consanguinity | Initiation of LT4, days | FT4,b pmol/L | TSH,b mIU/L | Age at diagnosis of HI, years | Etiology | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.5 | M | No | 10 | NA | NA | 8.5 | Agenesis | Psychomotor retardation |
| 2 | 20.2 | M | No | 17 | 2.4 | 750 | 9.5 | TPO | Total thyroidectomy due to MNG |
| 3 | 15.3 | M | No | 2 | 2.3 | 92 | 6 | TPO | Total thyroidectomy due to MNG |
| 4 | 5.8 | M | Yes | 12 | 6.0 | >150 | 1 | Ectopic | |
| 5 | 20.6 | M | Yes | 14 | 8.9 | 46.4 | 8 | TPO | MNG |
Patients 2 and 3 are brothers. HI, hearing impairment; LT4, levothyroxine; FT4, free T4; TPO, thyroid peroxidase; MNG, multinodular goiter.
a
Age at time of study.
b
At diagnosis.