
Six cases of silent thyroiditis are described. Clinical, analytical, therapeutical and prognostical features are reviewed.Descriptive and retrospective study.Outpatient endocrinological clinic of a General HospitalSix women (age 26-41 years) that fulfil clinical and analytical criteria of silent thyroiditis. In 4 patients thyroiditis was diagnosed in the postpartum period and in the remaining 2 there was no relationship with pregnancy.Serum levels of thyroid hormones and thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase antibodies were measured in all patients. Follow-up period was between 12 and 41 months. The 2 patients with the sporadic form of silent thyroiditis showed clinical and analytical data of thyrotoxicosis that spontaneously resolved. The remaining 4 patients presented with hypothyroidism. In one of them the hypothyroidism spontaneously resolved, in 2 it became permanent and in a further one it developed to subclinical hypothyroidism.Silent thyroiditis (sporadic or postpartum) is a frequent disorder, usually benign and transient. It can present in different clinic forms and evolve to resolution of permanent thyroid dysfunction.
Adult, Thyroid Hormones, Thyroiditis, Time Factors, Thyroid Gland, Puerperal Disorders, Prognosis, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroglobulin, Diagnosis, Differential, Hypothyroidism, Humans, Female, Radionuclide Imaging, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies
Adult, Thyroid Hormones, Thyroiditis, Time Factors, Thyroid Gland, Puerperal Disorders, Prognosis, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroglobulin, Diagnosis, Differential, Hypothyroidism, Humans, Female, Radionuclide Imaging, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies
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