Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome caused by hypothyroidism in an adult.
A 22-year-old patient presented with abdominal pain and massive ovarian enlargement secondary to severe long standing hypothyroidism, mimicking an ovarian cancer. Treatment with L-thyroxin caused marked regression of the tumor.
Taher
Bassam M
BM
National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics, Jordan University Hospital, P.O. Box 13165, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Ghariabeh
Raed A
RA
Jarrah
Nadim S
NS
Hadidy
Azmy M
AM
Radaideh
Abdelrahman M
AM
Ajlouni
Kamel M
KM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013974:Thyroxine