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Postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) is common and occurs in 1.7 to 16.7% of pregnant women, depending upon the study population. Most of these women develop transient hypothyroidism and thyroid function usually returns to normal. We have studied 11 euthyroid women with a previous history of PPT to
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) occurs most frequently in patients with underlying thyroid disease and is generally believed to be due to the iodine contamination of amiodarone and iodine released by the metabolism of the drug. We and others have suggested that the thyrotoxicosis may also be
BACKGROUND
Iodine deficiency (even moderate) plays a major role in pregnancy associated goiter development, which is only party reversible after pregnancy. The prevalence of post partum thyroiditis is reported to be slightly lower in areas of iodine deficiency. Thus iodine supplementation may be
BACKGROUND
Sarcoidosis coexisting with autoimmune disorders, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), has been previously described and a common immunopathogenesis has been proposed. We report a series of ten new cases of this association from a large series of patients with