Two Cases of Postpartum Thyroiditis Followed by Graves' Disease / 대한갑상선학회지

ABSTRACT

The most common thyroid dysfunctions that occur after delivery are postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) and Graves' disease (GD). PPT is more likely to occur among patients who had a history of PPT or GD. For that reason, it is possible to assume that both PPT and GD occur concomitantly after delivery. Here we report two cases of atypical postpartum thyroid dysfunctions presenting the simultaneous occurrence of PPT and GD. A 31-year-old woman with history of PPT had thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism of PPT followed by GD with mild symptoms. The patient recovered quickly afterwards. In the second case, a 28-year-old woman with a history of GD presented with thyrotoxicosis of PPT followed by severe GD. The patient required long-term antithyroid treatment.