Thyroid Function during Pregnancy

[摘要] We read with interest the case conference by Fantz et al. (1) on thyroid function during pregnancy. The presented case is typical of gestational thyrotoxicosis (2), and the authors reviewed beautifully the related problems of interpretation of thyroid function tests in pregnancy.We had proposed a new clinical entity, “gestational thyrotoxicosis”, defined by clinical features as follows (3): (a) thyrotoxic symptoms, such as palpitation, increased sweating, and weight loss in early pregnancy; (b) marked increase in free thyroxine (T4; more than twice the upper limit of the reference range) and free triiodothyronine (T3); (c) complication with hyperemesis gravidarum; (d) spontaneous recovery in the later half of pregnancy; (e) negative for …

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学