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Subacute thyroiditis with thyroid-stimulation blocking antibodies: a case report
1Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Endocrine Journal
|April 1, 1996
Summary
Subacute thyroiditis can involve thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-receptor antibodies. Thyroid-stimulation blocking antibodies (TSBAb) may contribute to hypothyroidism during this condition.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Immunology
- Thyroidology
Background:
- Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland.
- TSH-binding inhibitor immunoglobulins (TBII) were detected in a patient presenting with subacute thyroiditis symptoms.
- Thyroid dysfunction, including thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism, is characteristic of subacute thyroiditis.