Postpartum thyroid dysfunction
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Postpartum thyroid dysfunction |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Postpartum thyroid dysfunction syndrome
Overview
Postpartum thyroid dysfunction also known as postpartum thyroid dysfunction syndrome, is characterized by abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland after child birth. Postpartum thyroid dysfunction can either be a pre-existent thyroid disease that becomes clinically significant during postpartum duration or it may appear as a new dysfunction known as postpartum thyroiditis. Postpartum thyroid dysfunction may present as Grave's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis or silent thyroiditis.
Classification
| Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grave's disease | Hashimoto's thyroiditis | Postpartum thyroiditis | silent thyroiditis | Subacute thyroiditis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||