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Thyrotoxicosis and pregnancy
Thyrotoxicosis affects 1-3.5% of all pregnancies and its major cause is gestational hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease, less common – multinodular toxic goiter and toxic adenoma, and rare – subacute or silent thyroiditis and struma ovarii. Gestational hyperthyroidism is a transient form of thyrotoxicosis caused by excessive stimulation of thyroid gland by hCG and usually limited to the first 1...
متن کاملThyrotoxicosis and Pregnancy
A 35-year-old woman became aware of a swelling in her neck about ten weeks before referral. She had been trying to conceive for ten months. She had had a missed abortion fi ve months earlier. Because of the neck swelling, her family doctor arranged thyroid function tests, which were in the thyrotoxic range on two occasions fi ve weeks apart: serum free thyroxine, 26 and 28 pmol/l (normal range,...
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A young pregnant lady of 26 years age, presented with recent onset weaKness of legs. On examination, she was only able to move legs from side to side and lift the arms with difficulty. Rest of neurological and systemic examination did not reveal any abnormality. On investigations, there were raised serum muscle enzyme levels, hyperthyroid hormone profile, myopathy on electromyography and myosit...
متن کاملThyrotoxicosis in pregnancy:: A case report.
There are various causes of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy such as Graves' disease and gestational thyrotoxicosis. The thyroid stimulation results from the excessive levels of circulating human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) produced by the trophoblastic tissue in both hydatidiform moles and choriocarcinoma. We present a pregnant patient with hydatidiform mole who presented with hyperthyroidism tha...
متن کاملThyrotoxicosis in Pregnancy Complicated by Propylthiouracil-induced Hepatitis
Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism during pregnancy. Propylthiouracil (PTU) is the treatment of choice due to its relative safety during pregnancy compared to methimazole. However, rarely, PTU causes serious complications like hepatitis. We report a case of hepatitis possibly related to PTU during pregnancy complicated by thyrotoxicosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5308.817