METHOD OF TAKING PREVENTIVE MEASURES AIMED AT TREATMENT OF THYROID GLAND DISEASES IN CHILDREN OF EARLY AGE BORN FROM MOTHERS WITH OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61P5/14 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to pediatrics and endocrinology and can be used for taking preventive measures aimed at treatment of thyroid gland diseases in children of early age born from mothers with opportunistic infections. Molecular-biological investigation of biological material is carried out by PCR method in order to indicate CMV and herpes infection. Immunoferment child's blood test is carried out with determination of IgM and IgG level. Also ultrasound examination of mother's and child's thyroid gland is performed, by results of diagnostics drug therapy is carried out in two stages. At first stage starting with twentieth week of pregnancy pregnant women are administered preventive therapy with iodine preparations: "iodomarin - 200" 200 mkg/day, "potassium iodide - 200" 200 mkg/day and vitamin-mineral complexes (VMC): "materna", "elevit", "folic acid". At second stage combined therapy is carried out in children with anti-viral medications famvir 0.25 in dose 10 mg/kg a day during 7-10 days, acyclovir 0.2 in dose 10 mg/kg a day during 10-14 days and viferon-1 in dose 150000 units 2 times a day during one month. Mothers in lactation period are administered therapy similar to preventive therapy.

EFFECT: ensuring increase of efficiency of thyroid gland treatment in children of early age.

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