title: Post partum thyroiditis in Saudi women.
abstract: Two hundred and seventy seven Saudi women were prospectively evaluated post-partum to determine the frequency of post-partum thyroiditis. Four to six weeks after delivery, 12 (4.3%) had positive antimicrosomal antibodies and 8 (2.9%) had positive antithyroglobulin antibodies. At 6-8 weeks post-partum, out of 82 subjects followed up, 4 (4.9%) had positive antimicrosoMal antibodies and 1 (1.2%) had positive antithyroglobulin antibodies. At 8-12 weeks post-partum, out of 70 subjects, antimicrosomal antibodies were detected in 5 (3.5%) subjects and antithyroglobulin in 2 (1.4%). Their routine thyroid function tests (T3, T4, and TSH) remained within the normal range. There was no clinical evidence of hyper- or hypothyroidism in any of the patients during the follow up. Post-partum thyroiditis, appears to be relatively uncommon in Saudi Arabia. It does not produce any clinical illness or cause significant subclinical thyroid dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saudi University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sulimani
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ba'Aqeel
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: al-Nuaim
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: al-Meshari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haleem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000097:blood; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D008403:Mass Screening; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001324:Autoantigens; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D013954:Thyroglobulin; C056658:TPO protein, human; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase