Fetal Hyperthyroidism Secondary to Maternal Basedow-Graves' Disease

• Main Authors: Julio Soto (Author), Bunio Weissglas (Author), Gustav von Plessing-Pierry (Author), Maria Paz del Solar (Author), Carolina Peña-Villa (Author), Ximena Flores (Author), Monica Arancibia (Author), Laura Campos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fetal hyperthyroidism is a rare prenatal disease and can be life-threatening. The diagnosis is based on ultrasound in mothers with a history of Basedow-Graves' disease and elevation of thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAbs) levels. The treatment consists of antithyroid drugs. We present a moth...