Case Report

Recurrent Episodes of Thyrotoxicosis in a Man following Pregnancies of his Spouse with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Table 1

Profile of thyroid function tests and timeline of patient’s wife postpartum period.

DateTSH
(0.34–5.60 µIU/Ml)
T4, total
(5.0–12.2 MCG/DL)
T4, free
(0.60–1.10 NG/DL)
T3, free
(2.50–3.90 Pg/mL)
Thyroglobulin AB
(0.0–4.1 U/mL)
TPO (microsomal) AB
(0.0–5.6 IU/mL)

June 2007 (1 year after miscarriage)4.097.2

September 2007 (1 year and 3 months after miscarriage)2.787.9

June 2011 (4 months postpartum)0.073.30 9.80448.3>1000.0

July 2011 (5 months postpartum)0.112.506.60

August 2011 (6 months postpartum)1.570.402.60

September 2011 (7 months postpartum)5.730.803.30521.1>1000.0

June 2012 (1 year and 4 months postpartum)2.830.902.98139.2237.2

September 2014 (1 month postpartum, 2nd baby)0.082.046.00333.1>1000.0

January 2015 (5 months postpartum, 2nd baby)4.900.893.04