Lingual Thyroid Presenting as Acquired Hypothyroidism in the Adulthood.

Congenital hypothyroidism presenting as menorrhagia in adulthood.

Although hypothyroidism is a common cause of menorrhagia, it is an uncommon presentation of congenital hypothyroidism. We report a case of congenital hypothyroidism presenting in adulthood with severe menorrhagia. Despite the late presentation, she had features to suggest hypothyroidism since birth.

Ectopic lingual thyroid tissue and acquired hypothyroidism: case report.

Ectopic thyroid tissue with thyroid gland in its normal location is an extremely rare phenomenon. We present a case of a 38-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital with symptoms of hypothyroidism. Thyroid hormone measurement revealed clinical hypothyroidism with elevated anti-thyroid antibodies, neck ultrasonography showed a small tissue with the characteristic of Hashimoto thyroiditis,...

Lingual Thyroid Presenting as Life Threatening Haematemesis in Pregnancy.

H m e t e m s i s i n p r e g n a n c y endangers two l ives ; that o f the mother and the f e tus . Apart from common causes like u lcers , eros ions , and var ices , pregnancy related conditions like hyperemesis , acute fat ty l iver (AFLP) and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet (HELLP) syndrome may be the etiologies. L i n g u a l t h y r o i d i s a r a r e embryological ano...

A case of lingual thyroid with hypothyroidism.

Huge Lingual Thyroid

Lingual thyroid (LT) is a rare developmental thyroid anomaly usually affecting. Although the exact pathogenesis of this ectopic, accessory thyroid tissue is not known, it generally originates from epithelial tissue of non-obliterated thyroglossal ductus. In this report, a case of lingual thyroid in a 45- year old male patient with difficulty in breathing and swallowing complaints for five years...