Consecutive patients with the final diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis - case 36 (574) |
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Clinical presentation: A 38-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of hypothyroidism. The patient has delivered for 10 months.
Palpation. No abnormality.
Laboratory test: TSH 9.02 mIU/L, aTPO 18 U/mL.
Ultrasonography. The thyroid was minimally hypoechogenic and presented a few more hypoechogenic areas.
Diagnosis: Post partum thyroiditis.
Suggestion: TSH determination in 3 months.
Follow-up examinations Three months later the TSH decreased to 5.17 mIU/L while another 6 months later the TSH spontaneously returned to normal level (2.70 mIU/L).