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Fetal Diagn Ther
; 29(2): 178-80, 2011.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20962514
ABSTRACT
We report a case of fetal goiter in a pregnant woman with Graves-Basedow disease. It was diagnosed in the third trimester by a routine ultrasound, and the cordocentesis verified increased levels of thyroxine (T4) and increased autoantibodies (antithyroperoxidase antibodies) that were also increased in maternal blood. Fetal goiter got smaller on the follow-up scans, and the newborn presented hypothyroidism. Current notions on the diagnosis and management of fetal goiter are briefly discussed.