BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate whether thyroid function and thyroid autoantibodies were associated with the risk of moyamoya disease in pediatric subjects. METHODS Thyroid function and thyroid autoantibodies were evaluated in patients with moyamoya disease and control subjects, and their associations with moyamoya disease were estimated using multivariate ...

OBJECTIVE We conducted the study to see the incidence of thyroid dysfunction in women with obstetrical high-risk factors. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical charts of high-risk pregnant women who had examination for thyroid function during pregnancy. Women were divided according to clinical presentation, symptoms of thyroid disease and those with a personal history of thyroid disease...

With an increase in age, marked changes in thyroid hormone production, metabolism, and action occur. This results in an increased prevalence of (subclinical) thyroid disease in the elderly. In general, subclinical thyroid disease is associated with an increased risk of overt thyroid dysfunction and with different negative clinical parameters. In the elderly, however, it is unclear whether these...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis to the thyroid gland is rare. Here wereport a 45 yr-old man in western Iran referred to Hematology Clinic, Kermanshah city, Iran in March 2014 with complaint of exertional dyspnea, multi-nodular goiter as well as complaint of exertional dyspnea, and multi-nodular goiter. His history included a low anterior resection of rectum in 9 months ago for a high-risk st...

Nodular thyroid disease or nodular goiter is characterized by the presence of a single or multiple nodules within the thyroid parenchyma. The formation of thyroid nodules is thought to be the result of the intrinsic heterogeneity of thyroid follicular cells, in responding to low-grade or intermittent stimulus, regarding their growth potential and function [1,2]. This heterogeneity in growth and...

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) as an autoimmune disorder is associated with other autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune thyroid (AIT) disease. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of AIT in children who were referred to Amirkola Endocrine Clinic (north of Iran). Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 diabetic children aged 1-15 years during ...

Objectives: To determine the frequency of thyroid dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients.
 Methods: It was a Cross-sectional Study at department Medicine, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Duration study from 20th October 2018 to 19th April 2019. 72 patients with disease, 20 60 years age and both genders were included. Patients known disorders or taking medication that can aff...

introduction pulmonary hypertension is common among patients with hyperthyroidism, and graves’ disease constitutes the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis. case presentation we report the case of a female patient admitted to the cardiology department with shortness of breath and pretibial myxedema. the diagnostic work-up revealed combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension due to gr...