A UK reported case of Graves' disease with thyroid hemiagenesis. Issue 8 (2nd August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Faulkner, Jack; Varadharajan, Kiran; Choudhury, Natasha
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 12:Issue 8(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-08-02
• Subjects: ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology -- thyroid disease -- hyperthyroidism -- otolaryngology/ENT -- thyrotoxicosis; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228094
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : We present a rare case of a 31-year-old patient with Graves' disease with agenesis of the left thyroid lobe. The patient was managed with a right hemithyroidectomy and isthmusectomy as definitively treatment of Graves' disease. The patient had an uneventful postoperative outcome and the histology was benign and consistent with Graves' disease. This is a rare case in the literature of Graves' disease with unilateral thyroid agenesis, and to our knowledge is the first reported case from the UK.