Thyrotropin receptor antibody immunoassays may not be reliable in confirming diagnosis of Painless Thyroiditis.

Journal: Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Published Date: Jan 1, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Scintigraphy using 99mTc-pertechnetate (TS) is the diagnostic test to differentiate thyroiditis following Graves' disease (GD) from painless thyroiditis (PT). However, TS may be contraindicated or unavailable.

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  • D Sanyal
    KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur, India.
  • S Chatterjee
    Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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