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.
| Date | TSH (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) | 4.09 | 7.2 | | | | |
| September 2007 (1 year and 3 months after miscarriage) | 2.78 | 7.9 | | | | |
| June 2011 (4 months postpartum) | 0.07 | | 3.30 | 9.80 | 448.3 | >1000.0 |
| July 2011 (5 months postpartum) | 0.11 | | 2.50 | 6.60 | | |
| August 2011 (6 months postpartum) | 1.57 | | 0.40 | 2.60 | | |
| September 2011 (7 months postpartum) | 5.73 | | 0.80 | 3.30 | 521.1 | >1000.0 |
| June 2012 (1 year and 4 months postpartum) | 2.83 | | 0.90 | 2.98 | 139.2 | 237.2 |
| September 2014 (1 month postpartum, 2nd baby) | 0.08 | | 2.04 | 6.00 | 333.1 | >1000.0 |
| January 2015 (5 months postpartum, 2nd baby) | 4.90 | | 0.89 | 3.04 | | |
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