Restricting paracetamol in the United Kingdom to reduce poisoning: a systematic review
Background Paracetamol poisoning is implicated in about 150-200 poisoning deaths per year in England and Wales. We review previous studies assessing the effectiveness of regulations introduced in 1998 to restrict sales of paracetamol and reduce ...
Majeed, A, Morgan, O
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Serum thyroid hormone antibodies are frequent in patients with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 3, particularly in those who require thyroxine treatment [PDF]
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PAS) type 3 consists of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) coexisting with ≥1 non-thyroidal autoimmune disease (NTAID) other than Addison’s disease and hypoparathyroidism. We evaluated the prevalence and repertoire of
Benvenga, Salvatore +8 more
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Objective We aimed to validate the Pediatric Arthritis Ultrasound Scoring System (PAUSS) for upper extremity joints in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods Children with JIA were evaluated for elbow, wrist, or finger arthritis by clinical examination (CE) and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) with images scored according to the ...
Patricia Vega‐Fernandez +12 more
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Selenium, a trace element present in specific selenoproteins, is essential for thyroid hormone metabolism. Selenium is also an antioxidant with immunosuppressive properties and may help in managing thyroid autoimmune diseases, including Graves’ (GD ...
Vahab Fatourechi, Hassan M. Heshmati
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Prevalence of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma is Significantly Higher in Graves Disease with Synchronous Thyroid Nodules [PDF]
Objective: The association between autoimmunity-related tissue injury and thyroid cancer development remains an area of interest. Evidence suggests that patients with Graves disease (GD) may have an elevated risk for differentiated thyroid cancer ...
Mehmet KEFELI +5 more
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs +15 more
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ВОЗРАСТНЫЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ДИФФУЗНОГО ТОКСИЧЕСКОГО ЗОБА. СЛУЧАЙ ИЗ ПРАКТИКИ
The article contains an analysis of the clinical case of Graves disease in the elderly. The features of thyrotoxic disorders in the elderly, the reasons for their development are presented.
Л. М. Фархутдинова +1 more
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Objective Studies of damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show associations with disease activity measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI‐2K), but these associations are imperfect. SLEDAI scores are powerfully influenced by weightings (1‐8) assigned to each domain.
Kevin Zhang +8 more
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FEATURES OF INTERLEUKIN-2 AND INTERLEUKIN-4 PRODUCTION AND RECEPTION IN AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISORDERS
. The aim of this study was to evaluate some immunopathogenic features of autoimmune thyropathies (autoimmune thyroiditis and Graves’ disease), in terms of IL-2 and IL-4 production and expression of specific surface receptors on blood lymphocytes.
T. V. Saprina
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Thyroid ultrasonography reporting: consensus of Italian Thyroid Association (AIT), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Italian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) and Ultrasound Chapter of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) [PDF]
Thyroid ultrasonography (US) is the gold standard for thyroid imaging and its widespread use is due to an optimal spatial resolution for superficial anatomic structures, a low cost and the lack of health risks.
Cantisani, V. +11 more
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