Postpartum Thyroiditis
"Postpartum Thyroiditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D050032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.844.714 C19.874.871.102.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Postpartum Thyroiditis- Postpartum Thyroiditis
- Postpartum Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Postpartum
- Thyroiditis, Postpartum
- Post-partum Thyroiditis
- Post partum Thyroiditis
- Post-partum Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Post-partum
- Thyroiditis, Post-partum
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpartum Thyroiditis" by people in Profiles.
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Pearce EN, Hennessey JV, McDermott MT. New American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists guidelines for thyrotoxicosis and other forms of hyperthyroidism: significant progress for the clinician and a guide to future research. Thyroid. 2011 Jun; 21(6):573-6.