Nearly 12% of the population in the United States will be afflicted with a thyroid related disorder during their lifetime. Common treatment approaches are tailored to the specific disorder and include surgery, radioactive iodine ablation, antithyroid drugs, thyroid hormone replacement, external beam radiation, and chemotherapy. Regenerative medicine endeavors to combat disease by replacing or r...

Background Thyroid hormone has a significant effect on women’s life. Its dysfunction is widespread, particularly among women over 50. Understanding how thyroid disease's clinical symptoms change with aging crucial when treating peri-and postmenopausal women. Considering that 30% of India's population female, the disease epidemic appears to affect Indian more than any other ailment. Therefore, m...

Background: Diabetes has become a major health challenge worldwide. Various studies have found that diabetes and thyroid disorders mutually influence each other and both disorders tend to coexist. Objective: To find out the prevalence of thyroid disorders in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and methods: The study was conducted on 200 patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus aged betwe...

Background: Thyroid disorders are the most common endocrinopathies encountered during pregnancy in India. gland and its functions immensely influenced by pregnancy. This study was designed to evaluate prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism foeto-maternal outcome amongst pregnant mothers having such disorder. Methods: In this hospital based, observational, comparative study, which carried out ...

Background Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is considered a chronic and progressive variant of lichen planus. Although pigmentation occurs in the sun exposed areas, the etiology remains unknown and there are no appropriate treatment guidelines. Association with thyroid disorder has been described in various disorders of pigmentation. Objective The objective of this study was to find the associat...

INTRODUCTION Lithium has many effects on thyroid physiology. Although these side effects have been known for a long time, large sample studies of lithium-treated patients using ultrasonography are lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate the detailed thyroid morphologies, hormone levels, and antibodies of lithium-treated patients compared with healthy controls. METHODS This cross-sect...

OBJECTIVE To review current concepts in the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease in the critically ill patient. DATA SOURCES A review of articles reported on thyroid disease and the acutely ill patient. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Normal thyroid function depends on an integrated response between the pituitary and thyroid gland to provide an appropriate circulating T4 level which is converted t...

The growth and differentiation of the central nervous system are closely related to the presence of iodine and thyroid hormones. It has been hypothesized that neurobehavioral disabilities of childhood, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disorders, and autism can be attributed to fetal thyroidal endocrine disruption in utero. To determine whether there is an associ...

Objective: Tuberculosis of thyroid gland is encountered in only 0.1% 0.4% thyroid biopsies. We are presenting a case to emphasize inclusion of this rare disorder as a potential differential diagnosis during the assessment of thyroid lesions. Case report: 38-year female presented with a cystic nodule of left lobe of thyroid. Guided aspiration yielded only necrosed material. Biopsy revealed casea...

Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a genetic disorder characterized by reduced tissue responsiveness to thyroid hormone. We herein describe a 60-year old man who presented with the clinical features of cardiomyopathy, diabetes mellitus and elevated thyroid hormones with unsuppressed thyroid stimulating hormone. A genetic analysis of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) revealed a missense mutation...