Factores hereditarios en el hipotiroidismo congénito y tiroiditis de Hashimoto, a propósito de un caso
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Se muestra el caso de una adolescente de 19 años de edad, que acude a consulta privada por presentar dificultad para concentrarse, astenia, cefaleas frecuentes, mareo, dismenorrea y dificultad para subir de peso. Entre los antecedentes familiares relevantes en su rama materna, se reportan casos de hipotiroidismo y enfermedad de Hashimoto, que afectan a dos generaciones filiales que anteceden a la paciente. Al examen físico, se observó un bocio de grado II. Los exámenes complementarios reflejan un incremento de TSH, anticuerpos microsomales tiroideos y antitiroglobulinas; así como una disminución de tiroglobulina. En este caso clínico se obtuvo un diagnóstico de hipotiroidismo secundario a enfermedad de Hashimoto, en el que se recalca la influencia de factores genéticos y hereditarios.
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Enfermedad de Hashimoto, hipotiroidismo congénito, herencia, enfermedades de la Tiroides, enfermedades autoinmunes.
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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.Keywords:
Hashimoto disease, congenital hypothyroidism, heredity, thyroid diseases, autoimmune diseases.Downloads
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