A case report of 131I therapy for Graves’ disease patient with hemiagenesis
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014606
Abstract: Rationale: Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare congenital dysplasia, whereas a variety of pathological changes may occur in residual thyroid lobe. The most frequently described pathology in residual thyroid lobe is Graves’ hyperthyroidism. Although 131I therapy… read more here.
Keywords: case; graves disease; 131i therapy; thyroid ... See more keywords
Thyroid Scintigraphy of a Rare Case of Left Thyroid Lobe Hemiagenesis With Subacute Thyroiditis.
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DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000004017
Abstract: ABSTRACT Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare developmental anomaly. Patients with thyroid hemiagenesis have higher incidence of coexisting thyroid disorders in the remaining lobe. We present a rare case of a 21-year-old woman with subclinical hyperthyroidism… read more here.
Keywords: rare case; lobe; thyroid lobe; subacute thyroiditis ... See more keywords
Congenital hypothyroidism in children with eutopic gland or thyroid hemiagenesis: prognostic factors for transient vs. permanent hypothyroidism
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DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0101
Abstract: Abstract Objectives More than one third of children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and thyroid gland in situ (or eutopic gland) have transient hypothyroidism. It remains difficult to determine early on whether hypothyroidism will be transient… read more here.
Keywords: hemiagenesis; prognostic factors; congenital hypothyroidism; eutopic gland ... See more keywords