Targeted Antenatal Screening for Predicting Postpartum Thyroiditis and Its Evolution Into Permanent Hypothyroidism [PDF]
Postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) has a prevalence of 1–22%, with an ~50% rate of evolution into permanent hypothyroidism (PH). PPT risk is assessed by measuring serum thyroid antibodies during gestation, as 1/3–1/2 of Ab+ve pregnant women will develop PPT ...
Salvatore Benvenga +2 more
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Perinatal Endocrine–Cardiac Axis: A Narrative Review of Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks in Women with Gestational Diabetes, Hypertensive Disorders, and Thyroid Dysfunction [PDF]
Purpose: To review the long-term cardiovascular risks associated with three common perinatal endocrine disorders—gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and thyroid dysfunction (including postpartum thyroiditis ...
Ying Xie +5 more
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Atrophic hypothyroidism associated with thyrotropin receptor antibodies [PDF]
Hypothyroidism is most frequently caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis. While thyrotropin receptor antibodies are well-known in Graves’ disease-induced hyperthyroidism, their role in hypothyroidism is emerging. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman with
Marcos Tadashi Kakitani Toyoshima +5 more
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Vitamin D in Endocrine Disorders: A Broad Overview of Evidence in Musculoskeletal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Reproductive Disorders [PDF]
Vitamin D is well established for its skeletal effects, being a cornerstone of several endocrine disorders. In recent years, it has come under investigation as a potential disease-modifying drug in several endocrine disorders through its immune ...
Balazs Lengyel +11 more
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Postpartum thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland seen in approximately 8% of women in the postpartum period. Postpartum thyroiditis is a triphasic disease consisting of hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, and euthyroid phases. The pathogenesis of postpartum thyroiditis is not known exactly.
Onur Çelik, İbrahim Kılıççalan
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Subacute thyroiditis and rapidly developing goiter in a 16-year-old female: a case report
Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland with multiple etiologies and clinical features, often challenging to recognize. The classic presentation is the painful, granulomatous thyroiditis (DeQuervain’s) characterized by
Marcos Estrada +4 more
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Post partum thyroiditis occurs in 50% of TPO AB+ve women and is characterised by transient hyperthyroidism followed by transient hypothyroidism during the first six months, post partum. A third of the latter group develop permanent hypothyroidism. The syndrome is seen in 5-9% of women and post partum thyroid dysfunction (PPTD) reoccurs in 75% of women ...
J H, Lazarus +2 more
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Thyroiditis with a Focus on Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Postpartum Thyroiditis: A Rapid Review for Busy Practitioners [PDF]
Thyroiditis comprises a diverse group of inflammatory thyroid disorders, presenting with a variety of clinical manifestations that range from transient dysfunction to permanent hypothyroidism.
Abdul Hafeez Qureshi, Nausheen Saeed
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Summary Three women presented 4–6 months after delivery with a goitre and spontaneously changing thyroid function believed to be due to autoimmune thyroiditis. All three patients had transient hypothyroidism and one initially had evidence of thyrotoxicosis.
B I Hoffbrand, S C Webb
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Postpartum thyroiditis: problems of prognosis and monitoring
Pregnancy is accompanied by significant hormonal and immune fluctuations aimed at ensuring the growth and development of the fetus, as well as the immunotоlerance of a pregnant woman to the protein components of the fetus.
O.A. Goncharova
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