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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 4, April 2013, pages 208-211


Recurrent Postpartum Thyroiditis in a Patient With Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Case Report

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Tc- 99m scintigraphy shows nonvisualization of both thyroid lobes.

Table

Table 1. Change in Thyroid Function Tests and Autoantibody Titers
 
DateT3 (65 - 181 pg/mL)TSH (0.35 - 5.50 µIU/L)FT4 (0.89 - 1.76 ng/dL)Anti Tg Ab (< 60 U/mL)Anti MS Ab (< 60 U/mL)
TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; Anti Tg Ab: antithyroglobulin antibody; Anti MS Ab: antimicrosomal antibody.
Before pregnancy
7 Mar 2005138.33.9411.31347.7> 1,300
1st event (Birth date; 6 Jan 2006)
24 Mar 2006331.60.0093.7639.0167.4
17 May 2006100.561.7640.63
17 Aug 2006111.51.4831.28
27 Feb 2007138.50.0251.27
2nd event (Abortion date; 19 Jan 2008)
2 Apr 2008206.30.2731.63486.6484.8
10 Jun 2008105.4118.5910.44> 500> 1,300
21 Oct 2008116.32.1451.10
24 Feb 2009131.62.0591.35> 500653.2
3rd event (Birth date; 20 Apr 2010)
20 Jun 2010217.00.0062.28
9 Sep 2010121.5106.3450.40
16 Nov 201097.31.2271.16
16 Mar 201193.60.9921.07
7 Mar 2012100.11.4971.18196.8> 1,300