1. Foetal thyroid dysfunction: treat the mother first!
- Author
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Khater C, Ceccaldi PF, Poujade O, Banigé M, Ottenwalter A, and Luton D
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Autoantibodies blood, Autoantibodies immunology, Congenital Hypothyroidism blood, Congenital Hypothyroidism drug therapy, Congenital Hypothyroidism etiology, Congenital Hypothyroidism immunology, Fetal Diseases blood, Fetal Diseases drug therapy, Fetal Diseases etiology, Fetal Diseases immunology, Graves Disease blood, Graves Disease drug therapy, Graves Disease immunology, Thyroxine administration & dosage
- Abstract
A case is presented of foetal compensated hypothyroidism due to persisting low maternal serum FT4 at the beginning of pregnancy. Diagnosis was made by means of foetal ultrasound followed by foetal blood sampling because of atypical findings. Foetal thyroid hypertrophy resolved progressively as exogenous thyroxine was administered to the mother. This case highlights once again the importance of adequate thyroid function during pregnancy., (© 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
- Published
- 2015
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