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Hebkp_reditary factors in congenital hypothyroidism and hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a clinical case report

Abstract:

This is the case of a 19-year-old girl who attended a private doctor because she had difficulty concentrating, asthenia, fre-quent 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 hebkp_reditary factors.