ea0065p400 | Thyroid | SFEBES2019
Black Annabel
, Hazlehurst Jonathan
, Rahim Asad
Introduction: Gestational transient thyrotoxicosis (GTT) affects 23% or pregnancies of European women and 11% of pregnancies of Asian women and typically resolves within the 2nd trimester. GTT rarely manifests with the typical symptoms of thyrotoxicosis and instead is associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. GTT can be confused with thyrotoxicosis occurring in pregnancy which requires prompt treatment with antithyroid drugs (ATDs) to minimise maternal and foetal risk. Inj...