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A Case of Painless Thyroiditis in a Very Early Stage of Pregnancy

Shiori Sato, Kei Endo, Toru Iizaka, Ryo Saiki, Kenji Iwaku, Shotaro Sato, Yasuyoshi Takahashi, Fumiko Otsuka, Matsuo Taniyama

Intern Med. 2012;51(5):475-7.

PMID: 22382562

Abstract:

We report a case of painless thyroiditis detected during the first trimester of pregnancy. A 29-year-old Japanese woman was hospitalized because of thyrotoxicosis and she was confirmed to be pregnant. The gestational age was 4 weeks. Blood examinations revealed negative TSH receptor antibodies, however, we started potassium iodide because we were unable to rule out Graves' disease. Thyroid hormone levels were normalized in 3 weeks and remained low even after discontinuation of medication. She received replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium hydrate till 3 months after delivery. Painless thyroiditis can be one of the differential diagnoses of thyrotoxicosis in a very early stage of pregnancy.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP25416653-A Levothyroxine sodium hydrate Levothyroxine sodium hydrate 25416-65-3 Price
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