Recurrent Hyperthyroidism Following Postpartum Thyroiditis in a Woman with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
10.11106/ijt.2015.8.2.204
- Author:
Ki Hoi KIM
1
;
Sun Kyung SONG
;
Ji Hye KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. wisdom0165@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hyperthyroidism;
Postpartum;
Thyroiditis;
Hypothyroidism
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Hyperthyroidism*;
Hypothyroidism;
Postpartum Period*;
Postpartum Thyroiditis*;
Pregnancy;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroiditis*
- From:International Journal of Thyroidology
2015;8(2):204-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Postpartum thyroid dysfunction occurs in 5-10% of women within one year after delivery. Women with hypothyroidism antedating pregnancy are at high risk for postpartum thyroiditis and should be closely monitored during the first year post-partum. Here, we report a case of recurrent hyperthyroidism between two episodes of postpartum thyroiditis in a woman diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism prior to pregnancy. It is of particular interest that spontaneously remitting hyperthyroidism as a sequela of postpartum thyroiditis can occur.
