Day 1 in a thyroid unit - patient 20 (case 2520) - videorecord


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Clinical presentation: A 17-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of a goiter detected during screening in the school. She had no complaints.

Palpation: The thyroid was palpable because it was located higher than the usual position. Both lobes were firm but no nodules could be palpated.

Laboratory test: TSH 14.7 mIU/L, Ft4 8.91 pM/L.

Diagnosis. Diagnosis. Primary hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Suggestion: daily 50 microgram levothyroxine replacement therapy. TSH check in 3 months. Ultrasound in two years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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