Post partum thyroiditis. Table 4: natural course - Case 34
5 months after delivery
8 months after delivery
Right lobe, horizontal view

Right lobe horizontal view, color Doppler mode

Left lobe horizontal view, color Doppler mode

Compare the two series of pictures. At the first investigation (left column), the patient had hyperthyroidism (TSH 0.01 mIU/L, FT4 30.8 pM/L) which has spontaneously resolved (TSH 0.60 mIU/L, FT4 12.2 pM/L) 3 months later on second investigation (right column).

The relevant changes are the following: the right lobe has decreased in size and the average vascularization has decreased over time too .

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