title: Hyperthyroidism in the setting of gestational trophoblastic disease.
abstract: We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with palpitations, hyperemesis, and weight loss. The patient was found to have laboratory values consistent with hyperthyroidism. A serum pregnancy test was positive for an estimated 8-week gestation. After an ultrasound diagnosis of a molar pregnancy, the patient underwent a uterine evacuation with subsequent resolution of her hyperthyroid status. We provide herein the details of this rarely documented presentation of hyperthyroidism in the setting of gestational trophoblastic disease.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Kanakasabai L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: Michel W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ghobrial
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ruby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D013972:Thyrotropin