2024, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp 236 – 238

Minor hyperthyroidism with normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies: a case report

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Corresponding author Andrey Valerievich Ushakov Ushakov Thyroid Clinic, Moscow, Russia E-mail: docthyroid@gmail.com

Abstract

The present report describes for the first time a case of diffuse hyperthyroidism in a 30-year-old female patient who had normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TSHR-Ab), slightly elevated plasma levels of thyroid hormones, and slightly increased thyroid blood flow. Seven years before, after severe stress, she had Graves’ disease with elevated plasma levels of TSHR-Ab. The patient’s recent medical history included mental stress and autonomic dysfunction. This report describes a mild form of hyperthyroidism in terms of elevated plasma levels of thyroid hormones and Doppler ultrasonography data; this condition was first defined as ‘minor hyperthyroidism’. The examination data suggest a probable secondary role of the immune system and primary role of the autonomic nervous system in the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease.

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PMC ID: 11131634
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DOI: 10.25122/jml-2023-0458

Article Publishing Date (print): 2 2024
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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