Microorganisms associated to thyroid autoimmunity.
Autoimmune thyroid diseases are a group of diseases characterized by a dysfunction of the immune system concerning the thyroid gland, associated with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. The t...
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Hyperprolactinaemia attenuates the inhibitory effect of vitamin D/selenomethionine combination therapy on thyroid autoimmunity in euthyroid women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: A pilot study.
Vitamin D administered together with selenomethionine has been reported to markedly reduce thyroid antibody titres in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. Hyperprolactinaemia exerts a compl...
Association between chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and papillary thyroid carcinoma: A retrospective study in surgical specimens.
The hypothesis of an association between papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) continues to generate debate. Retrospective studies suggest that there is...
Management of neonates born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction, and points for attention during pregnancy.
Thyroid hormone (TH) is indispensable for normal embryonic and fetal development. Throughout gestation TH is provided by the mother via the placenta, later in pregnancy the fetal thyroid gla...
Effect of lithium carbonate on the function of the thyroid gland: mechanism of action and clinical implications.
Lithium carbonate, a drug known for more than 100 years, has been successfully used as a psychiatric medication. Currently, it is a commonly used drug to treat patients with unipolar and bip...
Newborn Iodine Status Is Not Related to Congenital Hypothyroidism.
Severe iodine deficiency or excess during pregnancy can cause congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Iodine deficiency is common in pregnant women in the United States.We conducted a nested case-co...
[Thyroid nodules: The Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association from a European Perspective].
In Germany and in other regions with former iodine deficiency, thyroid nodules and nodular goiter are still much more frequent than in the U.S.A. The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has p...
Hashimoto's thyroiditis might increase polycystic ovary syndrome and associated comorbidities risks in Asia.
To investigate whether increased the comorbidities such as coronary artery disease (CAD) and risks between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Taiwanese wome...
Cardiac tamponade due to primary hypothyroidism: acute management and approach to prevent recurrence-a case report.
Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormone, with iodine deficiency remains the foremost cause. It is more common in women with increasing inci...
Cardiovascular and somatic comorbidities and sleep measures using three hypopnea criteria in mild obstructive sleep-disordered breathing: sex, age and body mass index differences in a retrospective sleep clinic cohort.
To describe sex, age and body mass index (BMI) differences in comorbidities and polysomnography (PSG) measures, categorized using three different apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) criterion, in sle...
Clinico-Radiological Evaluation and Correlation of CT Chest Images with Progress of Disease in COVID-19 Patients.
The present study was undertaken to investigate and quantify the severity of COVID-19 infection on high-resolution chest computed tomography (CT) and to determine its relationship with clini...
Genetic relationship between Hashimoto`s thyroiditis and papillary thyroid carcinoma with coexisting Hashimoto`s thyroiditis.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is present in the background of around 30% of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). The genetic predisposition effect of this autoimmune condition is not thorough...
Hypothyroidism correlates with favourable survival prognosis in patients with brain metastatic cancer.
Several preclinical and epidemiologic studies have indicated tumour-promoting effects of thyroid hormones (THs). However, very limited knowledge exists on the prognostic impact of thyroid fu...
Perinatal risk factors for congenital hypothyroidism: A retrospective cohort study performed at a tertiary hospital in China.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common neonatal endocrine diseases. This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify the potential perinatal risk factors for CH and to dif...
The role of beliefs about the impact of illness on fertility and close relationships for psychopathological symptoms in women treated for hypothyroidism.
As demonstrated in a pilot study, hypothyroidism has a highly stressful impact on some areas of functioning. This study aims to evaluate the connection between illness-related beliefs (IRBs)...
The Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Autoimmunity in Women With History of Miscarriage or Subfertility.
To describe the prevalence of and factors associated with different thyroid dysfunction phenotypes in women who are asymptomatic preconception.Observational cohort study.A total of 49 hospit...
Diffuse infantile hepatic hemangiomas in a patient with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: A new association?
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth syndrome, caused by alterations in a cluster of imprinted genes located within the chromosome region 11p15.5. Common clinical features are ...
Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) fusion proteins in Graves' disease.
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder, which is characterized by stimulatory antibodies targeting the human thyrotropin receptor (TSHR), resulting in hyperthyroidism and multiple organ d...
Thyroid function testing and management during and after pregnancy among women without thyroid disease before pregnancy.
Screening in pregnancy for subclinical hypothyroidism, often defined as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) greater than 2.5 mIU/L or greater than 4.0 mIU/L, is controversial. We determined th...
Chronic facial pain: different comorbidities and characteristics between neuropathic and nonneuropathic conditions.
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between comorbidities and chronic diseases and neuropathic and nonneuropathic orofacial pain diagnoses to suggest subclassifications ...
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