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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>9</Volume>
      <Issue>5</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>26</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Silent Thyroiditis Presented as Transient Hypothyroidism during Pregnancy: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>212</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>216</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahmoud Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kaykhaei</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shahin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nosratzehi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>10</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Silent thyroiditis during pregnancy is an under-recognized clinical condition and a rare case, often manifesting as transient hypothyroidism. We report a 23-year-old woman at 8 weeks of gestation who presented with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism [TSH = 85 mIU/L (0.4&#x2013;4.5), FT4 = 0.4 ng/dL (0.7&#x2013;2.5), and anti-TPO = 78 IU/mL (up
to 16)]. Thyroid function tests had been normal eight months prior. Levothyroxine (LT4) therapy was initiated, restoring euthyroidism. Treatment was discontinued postpartum, and the patient maintained normal thyroid function for over one year. Our case is unique in that silent thyroiditis occurred unusually early in pregnancy
and differed from the more common postpartum cases. Silent thyroiditis should be considered in pregnancy-related hypothyroidism, particularly when prior thyroid function was normal. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/1012</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/1012/687</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
