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ArticleCureus2018

Resistant Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves' Disease in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Anastasia Linardi, Ekaterini Michou, Ioannis Ilias, Foteini Petychaki, Ioannis Kakoulidis, Athina Pappa, Eftychia Koukkou

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anastasia LinardiDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Ekaterini MichouDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Ioannis IliasDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Foteini PetychakiDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens , GRC.
Ioannis KakoulidisDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Athina PappaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Eftychia KoukkouDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, E. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, GRC.
General-Maternity District Hospital Helena Venizelou · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effective management of Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy is crucial for maternal and neonatal well-being. Conventional treatment of GD during pregnancy includes antithyroid drugs (ATDs) and surgery, ideally during the second trimester. We report a 27-year-old woman with GD and we present the course of GD during her three consecutive pregnancies. During the first pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis was successfully treated with low doses of antithyroid drugs; in the second pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis was only controlled at the third trimester; while in the third pregnancy, our patient presented with treatment-resistant thyrotoxicosis, which was finally managed with corticosteroids in adjunction with ATDs. Although hyperthyroid, the patient maintained her fertility. Resistance to ATD is a rare condition and in our case was adequately controlled with corticosteroids.

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complicationsfemalehumanshyperthyroidismpregnancythyroid diseases

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PMID30410838
PMCPMC6207494
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