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ArticleJournal of clinical & translational endocrinology2019

Relatively high rate of postpartum thyroiditis in the Straits of Messina area. Predictivity of both postpartum thyroiditis and permanent hypothyroidism by performing, in the first trimester of gestation, thyroid ultrasonography and measurement of serum thyroperoxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies.

Salvatore Benvenga, Flavia Di Bari, Roberto Vita, Maria Le Donne, Onofrio Triolo, Roberta Granese, Irene Borrielli, Giuseppe Sole, Marco Floridia, Filippo Genovesi and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. An update on thyroid disorders in the postpartum period.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022
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  3. Diseases and complications of the puerperium.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2021
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  7. Management of Endocrinopathies in Pregnancy: A Review of Current Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Salvatore BenvengaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Flavia Di BariDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Roberto VitaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Maria Le DonneDepartment of Human Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Onofrio TrioloDepartment of Human Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Roberta GraneseDepartment of Human Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Irene BorrielliDepartment of Human Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe SoleIstituto Archimede, Laboratorio Eurialo, 96100 Siracusa, Italy.
Marco FloridiaArcalab, 97013 Comiso, Italy.
Filippo GenovesiDivision of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Osp Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Domitilla TrombaSchool of Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Domenico TrombaEndocrinology, ASL, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
University of Messina · ITAzienda ospedaliera "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) averages 5%, with a range from 1% (Thailand) to 22% (Wales, UK, and Liguria, Italy), but 3.6% in another Italian region (Puglia). Evolution of PPT into permanent hypothyroidism (PH) occurs in approximately 50% of cases. Positive thyroperoxidase autoantibodies (TPOAb) in a pregnant woman is a strong predictor of PPT. Because in previous gestational cohorts we found an approximate 12% rate of TPOAb positivity, which compares with 15% in the Liguria cohort and 6% in the Puglia cohort, we hypothesized that the currently unknown prevalence of PPT in Sicily would approximate the said Liguria prevalence. We also explored the predictive value of serum thyroglobulin Ab (TgAb) positivity and ultrasonographic signs suggestive of thyroiditis (UST) at first trimester of gestation for PPT. Of 412 pregnant women who were followed-up for 1 year after delivery, 63 (15.3%) developed PPT, and 54% of them had PH. Gestational rates of TPOAb positivity alone, TgAb positivity alone or UST were 11.4%, 7.8% or 35.0%, with associated PPT rates of 66%, 45% or 36%. TgAb assay allowed detection of 9/63 PPT women (14.3%) who were TPOAb-negative. However, TPOAb remained a better predictor compared to TgAb or UST (odds ratio = 32

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GeoepidemiologyPostpartum thyroiditisThyroid autoimmunity

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PMCPMC6275208
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