Autoimmune thyroid disease and pregnancy: Relevance for the child

Autoimmunity

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 339-350

  Dallas, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Children; Fetus; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Neonate; Pregnancy; Thyroid; Thyroid antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IODIDE; IODINE; IODINE 131; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

APGAR SCORE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRADYCARDIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FATALITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYXEDEMA; NEWBORN DEATH; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERATOGENICITY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ANTITHYROID AGENTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MYXEDEMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 0141593619     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930310001602993     Document Type: Review

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