Background: Exposure to lead, damages vital organs and is now a global concern. Toxic effects of lead on the liver and thyroid gland have been mentioned previously, sometimes with conflicting results. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess changes in liver and thyroid function tests in patients with lead poisoning. Methods: This case-control study was performed on 100 patients with clini...

An 11 year old female presents with a 6-week history of double and blurred vision associated headaches neck swelling. Thyroid function tests demonstrated antibody negative hypothyroidism. In addition, connective tissue disorder screening was negative. The patient commenced on thyroid hormone replacement (levothyroxine).

It is clearly desirable that there should be an agreed standard nomenclature for thyroid function tests, and an agreed method of reporting them. A working party of the American Thyroid Association has proposed a 'Nomenclature for tests of thyroid hormones in serum' which was approved by that Association for publication (Solomon, Benotti, De Groot, Greer, Pilleggi, Pittman, Robbens, Selenkow, St...

Aim. To assess the impact of iodine status in early pregnancy on thyroid function. Methods. Women >18 years old seen at their first prenatal consult before 12 weeks of amenorrhea and without personal thyroid history were proposed thyroid screening and were eligible if they had strictly normal thyroid tests (fT4 > 10th percentile, TSH < 2.5 mUI/L, negative anti-TPO antibodies). Evaluation includ...