Case Report

Reidel’s Thyroiditis, a Diagnostic and Management Challenge: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Patient’s laboratory results.

Laboratory testsPatient valuesNormal range

TSH0.89 μU/ml0.40–4.00
Free T41.35 ng/dl0.70–1.48
TPO ab10.2 U/l<34
Tg ab1.57 U/ml0.20–4.11
CalciumBefore surgery91 mg/l80–105
Follow-up77 mg/l
PTHBefore surgery66 pg/ml15–68
Follow-up21 pg/ml
Serum-IgG40.071 g/L0.039–0.864

TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; TPO ab: thyroid peroxidase antibodies; Tg ab: thyroglobulin antibodies; PTH: parathyroid hormone; IgG4: subclass 4 of immunoglobin G.