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LOPEZ DOMINGUEZ, Delia Marlene; PICO MARTINEZ, Anthony Omar; RODRIGUEZ ACURIO, Alejandra Micaela  e  VITERI RODRIGUEZ, Juan Alberto. Hereditary factors in congenital hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a clinical case report. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.6, pp. 531-536.  Epub 10-Dez-2021. ISSN 2218-3620.

This is the case of a 19-year-old girl who attended a private doctor because she had difficulty concentrating, asthenia, frequent headaches, dizziness, dysmenorrhea, and difficulty gaining weight. She has a relevant family history in her maternal line, such as cases of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease, that affected the last three filial generations. A grade II goiter was observed in the patient on physical examination. Complementary examinations yielded results that indicate an increase in thyrotropin (TSH), microsomal thyroid and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, as well as a decrease in thyroglobulin. Having as diagnostic hypothyroidism secondary to Hashimoto's disease, with influence of genetic and hereditary factors.

Palavras-chave : Hashimoto disease; congenital hypothyroidism; heredity; thyroid diseases; autoimmune diseases.

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