[Post-partum thyroiditis]

Acta Med Port. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):599-608. Epub 2009 Oct 22.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

In the post-partum period the immune alterations are associated with the multiple autoimmune diseases relapse. After birth, immune-tolerance variation slowly disappear, and is observed a return to a normal state - after an exacerbation period - of autoimmune reactivity, during which a great increase in T cells and autoantibodies is observed. In this period - 3 to 9 months after birth - the thyroid autoimmune disease relapses or reappears. The reactivation of the immune system in the post-partum period unchains an acute phase of celular destruction which characterizes the post-partum thyroiditis.

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MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Puerperal Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Puerperal Disorders* / etiology
  • Puerperal Disorders* / physiopathology
  • Thyroiditis* / epidemiology
  • Thyroiditis* / etiology
  • Thyroiditis* / physiopathology