BACKGROUND Thyroid hormone is a central regulator of body functions. Disorders of thyroid function are considered to be a cause of electrolyte disorders. Only few data on the association between thyroid function and electrolyte disorders exists. METHODS In the present retrospective analysis data from all patients admitted to the Department of Emergency Medicine of a university hospital who ha...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland (AITD) often occur together. As diseases, they share common pathological pathways, reflecting fact that treatment underlying disease can influence course disorders. The pharmacotherapy RA is based on supply disease-modifying anti-inflammatory drugs with an increasing focus biologics. This article aims to review available lit...

Disorders of thyroid hormones are one of the most common endocrine diseases in India. Various studies projected that approximately 42 million population are affected by thyroid disorders in India.1 The prevalence and type of thyroid disorders depend on various factors like age, sex, ethnicity, geographical area, nutritional status, national policies, health care delivery system, and drug intake...

BACKGROUND Thyroid disorders may affect all of the organ systems of the body and they are also highly associated with a wide variety of skin disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of thyroid function abnormalities and thyroid autoimmunity in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and to determine the association between thyroid disorders and clinical involvement and s...

Introduction: Verapamil, a phenylalkylamin –type Ca2+ channel blocker, is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders especially as an antiaryhthmic and antiangina agent. Theoretically, calcium can influence thyroid function and there are evidences that Ca2+ channel blockers are able to interfere with thyroid function. In this study, the effects of chronic oral administration of...

Endocrine disorders are common in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Whether hypothyroidism is present PWS, and especially infants young children, remains unclear. The aims of this study were to evaluate thyroid function assess the prevalence dysfunction, effect growth hormone on function. Subjects 23 PWS ages 3 months years who followed for up one year. Four lost follow-up after first ...

background: in this study we evaluated the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients who received external beam radiation due to cancer, when radiation portals included thyroid gland. methods: this prospective study was conducted from april 2004 to december 2005 among patients with head and neck or breast malignancies who referred to radiation oncology department of cancer institute, imam khomein...

Background: Diffuse hair loss is one of the most common complaints of women attending skin clinics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse hair loss in women referring to a private office. Patients and Methods: This descriptive, retrospective study was performed on women attending a private skin clinic in Ahwaz complaining of diffuse hair loss. The study was done for 10 mo...

Psoriasis (PsO) is a chronic relapsing/remitting autoimmune skin disease, associated with an increased risk of other autoimmune disorders. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis occurring approximately in 30% of PsO patients. Sporadic cases of association between PsO and autoimmune thyroid disorders (AITDs) have been reported. However, two different recent studies did not...