The findings indicate that increased TSAb and TBII activity may be detected in patients with silent thyroiditis and, when present, are associated with transient hypothyroidism during the course of the disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Presented at: 2017 AACE Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress, May 3-7, in Austin, Texas. [psychiatryadvisor.com]

Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, presented the case of an 18-year-old woman with bipolar disorder. [endocrinologyadvisor.com]

• Food Poisoning

  After seeing 2 different doctors who both said it was some sort of post food poisoning issue I got a 3rd opinion as I knew something else sinister was going on. [medhelp.org]

• Failure to Thrive

  Fred Ferri’s popular "5 books in 1" format provides quick guidance on menorrhagia, Failure to Thrive (FTT), Cogan’s syndrome, and much more. [books.google.de]

• Muscle Tenderness

  He had no weakness of extraocular muscles, no muscle tenderness. His higher function and sensory and cerebellar functions were within normal limits. His respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal examination revealed no obvious abnormalities. [annalsofian.org]

• Petechiae

  She also had petechiae in her arms which were diagnosed as an idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (I.T.P.). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Suicidal Ideation

  After developing lithium-induced nephropathy following 5 years of treatment, treatment was discontinued; however, lithium was resumed 1 month later due to suicidal ideation. [psychiatryadvisor.com]

• Flaccid Paralysis

  Recurrent episodes of flaccid paralysis followed by quick recovery were suggestive of periodic paralysis. His routine hematological study was normal except a high first-hour ESR of 68 mm/h. [annalsofian.org]

Hashimoto thyroiditis is part of the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). [24] (See Etiology, Presentation, and Workup.) [emedicine.medscape.com]

Although she denied our advice to admit herself, she underwent a thorough medical workup. Our patient's medical history was significant for diagnoses of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hypertension and hyperlipidemia at the age of 48. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

• Sinus Arrest

  Initially, fluid therapy was started, but she lost consciousness and had a cardiac arrest for 2 minutes due to prolonged sinus arrest. Chest compression and manual artificial ventilation were performed, and body surface pacing was started. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 28-year-old woman with thyroid hemiagenesis, who had been diagnosed as having Graves' disease, became pregnant during the course of methimazole treatment. The treatment was terminated in the second trimester. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Long-term prognosis is usually excellent. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment and prognosis The course is usually benign and transient. Moderate doses of β-adrenergic blocking agents may provide symptomatic relief. Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]

Untreated myxedema coma has a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Its etiology is uncertain; however, a few reports have indicated the occurrence of TSH binding-inhibiting immunoglobulins (TBII) and thyroid-stimulating antibodies (TSAb) in some of the patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] which produce antithyroid antibodies) AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS ETIOLOGY 44. [slideshare.net]

(Etiology) The exact cause of Postpartum Silent Thyroiditis is unknown It is believed to develop due to an immune attack against the thyroid gland due to hyperactivity of the individual’s own immune system; it is an autoimmune disorder What are the Signs [dovemed.com]

International specialists in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Cardiology Immunology, Pneumonolgy, Neurology and Epidemiology gathered to this workshop to discuss and enhance interdisciplinary knowledge on the possible etiological [books.google.de]

Current deficits and goals in standardisation of diagnostic tools, basic and applied research, design of epidemiological and monitoring of therapy studies were identified. [books.google.de]

EPIDEMIOLOGY Women are three to five times more likely to be affected than men. [aafp.org]

Introduction Clinical definition a granulomatous autoimmune disease of the thyroid that causes hyperthyroidism that may be followed by a hypothyroid phase also known as de Quervain or granulomatous thyroiditis Epidemiology demographics women men adults [medbullets.com]

Hypothyroidism Epidemiology Hypothyroidism (including subclinical hypothyroidism) occurs in 2.5% of pregnant women. [patient.info]

Pathophysiology Destruction of follicular epithelium and loss of follicular integrity are the primary events in the pathophysiology of subacute granulomatous thyroiditis. [emedicine.medscape.com]

One patient was unsuccessfully prescribed thyroid hormone to prevent recurrence. Three were treated with radioablative iodine therapy during the recovery phase of an episode; they became hypothyroid and take replacement l-thyroxine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets [books.google.de]

The exact cause of Postpartum Silent Thyroiditis is not known, and hence currently, there is no known preventive method reported for the condition Screening of thyroid function during and after pregnancy can avoid the development of severe signs and symptoms [dovemed.com]