[Thyroid hemiagenesis associated with Basedow-Graves disease. Report of a case].
We report a 35 years old female with left lobe thyroid hemiagenesis who initially was euthyroid and then developed hyperthyroidism due to Graves disease. Hemiagenesis of the thyroid gland is a rare anomaly with an uncertain incidence; up to now 256 cases have been reported. The detection is often made by either clinical symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, by imaginological studies or surgical/pathological procedures. No explanation has been given for the development of this anomaly; left lobe aplasia and predominance of occurrence in women have been most frequently reported.
Véliz
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Sección Endocrinología, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Salvador, Universidad de Chile (División Oriente) y Laboratorio IEMA.
Pineda
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D000328:Adult; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011441:Propylthiouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D011441:Propylthiouracil