Abstract Background The reported incidence of postlobectomy hypothyroidism is quite different among studies with an average 22%. Many risk factors predict the development in patient undergoing thyroid lobectomy. Aim aim this study was to assess predictors after Methods A retrospective observational conducted at Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center Zain Alabdeen Teaching ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with spontaneous hypothyroidism, the frequency of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, and the thyroid autoantibody most often associated with this condition in a referral population in Jamaica. METHODS A retrospective study of all cases referred to the author's endocrinology practice from 1995 to 2005 with a diagnosis of spontaneous h...

Postpartum thyroid dysfunction (PPTD) is a common disorder which causes considerable morbidity in affected women. The availability of effective treatment for hypothyroid PPTD, the occurrence of the disease in subsequent pregnancies and the need to identify subjects who develop long term hypothyroidism, has prompted discussion about screening for this disorder. There is currently no consensus ab...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to demonstrate the occurrence of euthyreoid sick syndrome in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Furthermore, the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies and their relationship to thyroid 5'-deiodinase activity was investigated. METHODS The activity of thyroid 5'-deiodinase was measured by 5' outer ring-deiodination using the sera of patients with SSc (n = 21), undiffere...

Both Graves' disease and chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) are autoimmune diseases of thyroid gland. Graves' disease is caused by stimulation of TSH receptor located on the thyroid gland by an antibody, which is known as TSH receptor antibody (TRAb). Furthermore, this may lead to hyperplasia and hyperfunction of the thyroid gland. On the contrary, the cause of Hashimoto's thyroiditi...

conclusions thyroid dysfunction was not higher in sle patients compared to healthy individuals. however, anti-tg antibodies were higher in sle patients. it has not yet been established that thyroid function tests should be performed routinely in sle patients. results the mean age of sle patients and controls were 32.16 ± 9.19 and 32.48 ± 9.47 years, respectively (p = 0.821). patients had signif...

Autoimmune diseases have a high prevalence in the population, and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is one of the most common representatives. Thyroid autoantibodies are not only frequently detected in patients with AITD but also in subjects without manifest thyroid dysfunction. The high prevalence raises questions regarding a potential role in extra-thyroidal diseases. This review summarizes t...