ea0070ep582 | Hot topics (including COVID-19) | ECE2020
Nduwayo Leonard
, Marie Florence Niyitegeka
Hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease (GD) is caused by thyroid-stimulating autoantibodies to the TSH receptor. Hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is associated with thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies. Transformation of HT to GD has been rarely reported. We report a woman with history of HT, who then developed GD.Case presentation: A 50-year-old female with a past history of hypothyroidism due to HT treated with Levo...