Consecutive patients with the final diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis - case 4 (1556) |
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Clinical presentation: A 31-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a suspected hypothyroidism. She had 3 stillbirths in the previous 2 years.
Palpation: no abnormality.
Hormonal investigation: euthyroidism (TSH 3.21 mIU/L, aTPO 971 U/mL).
Ultrasonography. The right lobe was moderately hypoechogenic while the left was echonormal. Both contained more hypoechogenic areas. None of these fit to a nodule in a pathological sense.
Suggestion daily 50 microgram levothyroxine.
Comment. In our practice, we administer replacement therapy for euthyroid women in childbearing age if the TSH exceeds 3 mIU/L and either the ultrasound or the aTPO level suggest an underlying autoimmune thyroiditis.