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Table 1 Causes of Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy [33]

From: Graves’ hyperthyroidism in pregnancy: a clinical review

Thyroid Disease

 

 Graves’ disease

 

 Chronic thyroiditis

 

 Painless thyroiditis

 

 Subacute thyroiditis

 

 Toxic adenoma

 

 Multinodular goiter

 

Non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism

 

 Gestational transient thyrotoxicosis

 

 Multiple gestations

 

 Trophoblastic disease

 

 Hyperplacentosis

 

 Hyperreactio luteinalis

 

 TSH receptor mutation

 

 TSH-producing pituitary adenoma

 

Iatrogenic

 

 Excessive levothyroxine (LT4) intake

 

  Overtreatment

 

  Factitious

 

 Drugs

 

  Iodine

 

  Amiodarone

 

  Lithium