RATIONALE There is a low risk of developing Graves disease (GD) with elevated thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAbs) in patients undergoing radioiodine therapy for toxic adenoma. PATIENT CONCERNS An old female patient with a history of Hashimoto thyroiditis was referred to our department due to thyrotoxic symptoms. After the administration of radioiodine, a significant remission was achieved...

pretibial myxedema is an uncommon manifestation of graves' disease and because of its rarity, information regarding its natural course and its relationship with other manifestations of graves' disease is not sufficient. we reviewed 150 consecutive cases diagnosed as having pretibial myxedema in a twenty-year period in a tertiary care center. only one patient in this group did not have ophthalmo...

(a) Hyperthyroid or Thyrotoxic Exophthalmos.-This accompanies Graves's disease and is, therefore, much more frequently seen in females than in males. In the majority of cases the exophthalmos is quite unobtrusive or there is merely an appearance of exophthalmos due to retraction of the upper lid. It is associated with a decreased frequency of blinking and a fixed stare. The majority of authors ...

A case is presented in which a hyperthyroid patient is treated in the operating room under general anesthesia. Preoperative, surgical and postoperative management is presented to demonstrate the multitude of factors to be considered in providing treatment for the hyperthyroid patient. The thyroid storm is a potentially fatal complication and is a dsk to any thyrotoxic patient under stress. This...

Nitric oxide has been regarded as a marker of oxidative stress in various diseases. There is a lot of controversy regarding levels of nitric oxide in thyroid disorders. The present study included 50 diagnosed hypothyroid, 50 hyperthyroid and 50 healthy controls. The nitric oxide levels were estimated by Griess reaction. The results were compared statistically. Nitric oxide concentration was fou...

most muslims fast during the holy month of ramadan. patients with thyroid diseases do not normally need medication adjustment and are able to fast safely. on the other hand, hypothyroid patients are prescribed with thyroxine tablets, which should be taken on an empty stomach at bedtime or half an hour before sohur. hyperthyroid patients receiving treatment with methimazole or carbimazole have t...

The hyperthyroidism is the most frequently endocrinopathy in cats. increasing number of diagnoses over time due to greater familiarity with disease and development increasingly sensitive diagnostic tools available. This study aimed retrospectively evaluate prevalence, clinical characteristics risk factors cats admitted at one largest veterinary teaching hospital Brazil. Between 2002 2007, 234 w...

The incorporation rate of 3H from 3H2O in the total lipids of rat retroperitoneal adipose tissue (RPAT) according to age was followed in slightly hyperthyroid rats, in type-2 diabetic rats and in control rats. Until 12 weeks of age, the RPAT of the hyperthyroid animals exhibited hyperplasia and an increase in lipogenesis per g of wet weight or per whole fat pad. Fat cel number and lipogenesis p...