Endocrine Abstracts

Abstract: A transient thyrotoxicosis followed by a phase of hypothyroidism, sometimes transient and preceding full recovery, is a usual presentation of postpartum thyroiditis, a form of autoimmune thyroiditis occuring after a pregnancy with a worldwide prevalence averaging 5%. Far less commonly, the same presentation may be observed in various circumstances unrelated to pregnancy. We have observed this condition in 6 patients, 4 women, aged 30 to 44 years, and 2 men, 48 and 68...