Lu Rui, Burman Kenneth D, Jonklaas Jacqueline
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Thyroid. 2005 Jul;15(7):725-9. doi: 10.1089/thy.2005.15.725.
The course and severity of autoimmune thyroid disease are altered during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. The thyroidal response to a fluctuating immune status, combined with changes in thyroid economy during pregnancy, may result in a need to adjust the treatment regimen for thyroid disease during pregnancy. Patients with Hashimoto's hypothyroidism on thyroid hormone replacement are frequently observed to have an increased requirement for levothyroxine early in pregnancy, although this is not a universal finding. Hashimoto's hypothyroidism does not typically remit during pregnancy, although further progression of thyroiditis may be seen in the postpartum period. Graves' disease usually improves during pregnancy and flares after delivery, again necessitating monitoring of thyroid status and possible adjustments in thionamide therapy. However, spontaneous transformation from Hashimoto's hypothyroidism to Graves' disease during pregnancy is rare. We report a case of transient Graves' hyperthyroidism during the late second trimester in a patient on levothyroxine replacement for Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. This resulted in a need to discontinue the patient's thyroid hormone entirely to avoid exacerbation of her hyperthyroidism. This interesting case is presented, along with a discussion of how the expression of autoimmune thyroid disease may be altered during pregnancy.
自身免疫性甲状腺疾病的病程和严重程度在孕期及产后会发生改变。甲状腺对波动的免疫状态的反应,再加上孕期甲状腺功能的变化,可能导致孕期需要调整甲状腺疾病的治疗方案。接受甲状腺激素替代治疗的桥本甲状腺炎患者,在孕早期常出现左甲状腺素需求量增加的情况,不过这并非普遍现象。桥本甲状腺炎在孕期通常不会缓解,尽管产后可能会出现甲状腺炎的进一步进展。格雷夫斯病在孕期通常会改善,产后则会复发,这同样需要监测甲状腺状态,并可能调整硫代酰胺类药物的治疗。然而,孕期从桥本甲状腺炎自发转变为格雷夫斯病的情况较为罕见。我们报告一例在孕中期晚期,接受左甲状腺素替代治疗桥本甲状腺炎的患者出现短暂性格雷夫斯甲亢的病例。这导致需要完全停用患者的甲状腺激素,以避免其甲亢加重。本文呈现了这一有趣病例,并讨论了孕期自身免疫性甲状腺疾病的表现可能如何改变。
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