Familial postpartum transient hyperthyroidism.
Postpartum painless thyroiditis with transient hyperthyroidism is being recognized with increasing frequency. Evidence tends to support an autoimmune cause. We treated a 33-year-old woman who experienced typical postpartum painless thyroiditis. Her sister had had a similar episode 13 years previously, and their mother had had postpartum hyperthyroidism 42 years earlier. We believe that this familial association provides further support for autoimmunity in postpartum thyroiditis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000235:genetics*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000235:genetics*
D006680:HLA Antigens