Fluctuating Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism in Graves’ Disease: The Swinging Between Two Clinical Entities

Autoimmune thyroid disorders are frequently encountered in clinical practice and consist of a spectrum ranging from Graves’ hyperthyroidism to Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. Generally, patients with autoimmune thyroid disorders will lean towards one end of the spectrum or the other, with fluctuati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-08, Vol.14 (8)
Hauptverfasser: Shrestha, Aakriti, Adhikari, Namrata, Devkota, Saujan, Chowdhury, Tutul, Shiferaw-Deribe, Zewge, Gousy, Nicole, Adhikari, Samaj
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Zusammenfassung:Autoimmune thyroid disorders are frequently encountered in clinical practice and consist of a spectrum ranging from Graves’ hyperthyroidism to Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. Generally, patients with autoimmune thyroid disorders will lean towards one end of the spectrum or the other, with fluctuations between hyper- and hypothyroidism rarely seen. This is especially the case when persistent hyperthyroidism occurs after a prolonged period of hypothyroidism. Here, we present a case of a young female patient initially presenting with Graves’ disease with a previous history of hypothyroidism.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.27715