[Clinical aspects of screening and diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism in neonates in Moscow].

Screening of the newborns helped diagnose congenital hypothyrosis in infants of Moscow and define its incidence as 1 per 5000 newborns. Seventeen newborns (20%) with congenital hypothyrosis were detected among 65 ones with positive tests of more than 5 microU/ml. Clinical manifestations of this disease may be detected by specialists within the first weeks of life.