Postpartum Thyroiditis
Transient autoimmune thyroiditis occurring in the POSTPARTUM PERIOD. It is characterized by the presence of high titers of AUTOANTIBODIES against THYROID PEROXIDASE and THYROGLOBULIN. Clinical signs include the triphasic thyroid hormone pattern: beginning with THYROTOXICOSIS, followed with HYPOTHYROIDISM, then return to euthyroid state by 1 year postpartum.
Year introduced: 2006
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Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.844.714, C19.874.871.102.750, C20.111.809.750
MeSH Unique ID: D050032
Entry Terms:
- Postpartum Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Postpartum
- Thyroiditis, Postpartum
- Post-partum Thyroiditis
- Post-partum Thyroiditides
- Post partum Thyroiditis
- Thyroiditides, Post-partum
- Thyroiditis, Post-partum
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