Thyrotoxicosis Due To Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis In A Postpartum Woman

ABSTRACT: Objective: Postpartum thyroiditis is usually painless, is typically accompanied by thyrotoxicosis, and has an autoimmune pathogenesis. Here we present a case of acute suppurative thyroiditis with thyrotoxicosis in a postpartum woman.Methods: The following is a case report with a review of...

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Main Authors: Leslee N. Matheny, MD, Shichun Bao, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520302662