ea0026p413 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011
Talbot F
, Krishnan S
, Mathews A
, Marker A
, Jani P
, Chatterjee K
Introduction: Autoimmune thyroiditis is rarely painful. A tender goitre usually indicates viral thyroiditis. Here, we present a case of a persistent painful goitre due to sclerosing-type Hashimotos thyroiditis.Case presentation: Our patient is a 27-year-old mother, with no significant past medical history. She was diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism in October 2005 when 4 months post-partum. At diagnosis her anti-TPO titre was 2041 U/ml...