OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of thyroid ultrasound in children with autoimmune thyroiditis diagnosed either on cytopathology or by the presence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies. DESIGN AND SETTINGS Children presenting for the first time to the Thyroid Clinic at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences for the complaint of goiter over a two year period (January 2005-December 20...

Objective: The association between thyroid hormones, thyroid autoantibodies, and thyroid nodules are still not clear. The cross-sectional study, conducted in Hangzhou, China in 2010, aimed to identify the relationship of thyroid hormones and autoantibodies with thyroid nodules. Methods: Information regarding social demography was collected by a questionnaire. Thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine,...

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease are the two common endocrinopathies seen in adult population. Studies to evaluate thyroid disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes are lacking. The aim of this study was to compare prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and autoim-munity in type 2 diabetic patients with age and sex matched non-diabetic control group. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Among pat...

BACKGROUND The development of antibodies to thyroid peroxidase, thyroglobulin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor is a main feature of autoimmune thyroid diseases. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether complete removal of thyroid antigens results in the abatement of humoral thyroid autoimmunity. DESIGN Retrospective chart review study of patients treated and monitored with a standard...

objective: diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease are the two common endocrinopathies seen in adult population. studies to evaluate thyroid disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes are lacking. the aim of this study was to compare prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and autoim-munity in type 2 diabetic patients with age and sex matched non-diabetic control group. material and methods: among pati...

AIMS To compare the prevalence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies in 25 children with autoimmune thyroid disorders and in 41 children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, and to test the prevalence of thyrotropin receptor antibodies. METHODS Two commercially available radioimmunoassays for antibodies to thyroid peroxidase, a commercially available agglutination test of particles coated with t...

Autoimmune thyroiditis is one of the most common causes acquired hypothyroidism in children and adolescents. Both genetic susceptibility environmental factors play a role etiopathogenesis. We report two cases autoimmune here with varied presentation. them had different clinical features at On investigation, both elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), low T4 anti-Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) an...

OBJECTIVES Determining the prevalence of hypothyroidism and its interrelationship with peroxidase antibodies and high urinary iodine levels as a means for devising a set of recommendations for health authorities regarding the consumption of iodised salt and the early detection of thyroid disease. METHODS 437 people in the municipality of Armenia (Quindío) participated in the study. ELISA test...