Being alert on thyroid function tests interpretation: A case report of heterophile antibody interference in serum in a pregnant woman

Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2021 Apr;82(2):121-123. doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2021.03.001. Epub 2021 Mar 13.

Authors

Liliana Fonseca¹, Vânia Silva Benido², João Pessanha³, Maria Teresa Pereira², Joana Vilaverde², Jorge Dores²

Affiliations

¹ Endocrinology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Endocrinology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
³ Clinical Chemistry Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 33727115
DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2021.03.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Heterophile / blood*
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Thyroid Function Tests*
Thyrotropin / blood
Thyroxine / blood
Triiodothyronine / blood

Substances

Antibodies, Heterophile
Triiodothyronine
Thyrotropin
Thyroxine