Postpartum Thyroiditis
"Postpartum Thyroiditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Transient autoimmune thyroiditis occurring in the POSTPARTUM PERIOD. It is characterized by the presence of high titers of AUTOANTIBODIES against THYROID PEROXIDASE and THYROGLOBULIN. Clinical signs include the triphasic thyroid hormone pattern: beginning with THYROTOXICOSIS, followed with HYPOTHYROIDISM, then return to euthyroid state by 1 year postpartum.
| Descriptor ID |
D050032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.844.714 C19.874.871.102.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Postpartum Thyroiditis- Postpartum Thyroiditis
- Postpartum Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Postpartum
- Thyroiditis, Postpartum
- Post-partum Thyroiditis
- Post partum Thyroiditis
- Post-partum Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Post-partum
- Thyroiditis, Post-partum
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