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Brucellosis complicated by aortitis and thyroiditis: a case report [PDF]
Background Brucellosis is a neglected and common zoonotic disease. Infections in humans result in a granulomatous disease that can affect many organs with various presentations and complications.
Tamer R. Abuelsamen +12 more
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Few data are available evaluating obstetrical outcome when thyroiditis coexist with autoimmune diseases. Objectives of our study were: 1) To assess the prevalence of thyroiditis in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases; 2) To evaluate the effects on ...
Angela Botta +7 more
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The effect of autoimmune thyroiditis on the organs and systems of the body (a literature review)
Background. In recent years, scientific reports on the effects of autoimmune thyroiditis on the body have been published. They concern separate organs and systems that does not allow receiving the general picture of pathological reactions of the body to ...
V.O. Shidlovskyi +2 more
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Background. The leading factor of hypothyroidism in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis is destruction of the thyroid gland under the influence of the autoimmune process.
O.A. Goncharova
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Association Kikuchi disease with Hashimoto thyroiditis: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limited disease characterized by fever and lymphadenopathy. The etiology of KFD is unknown, but an autoimmune cause has been suggested.
Eun Joo Lee +3 more
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Background. The review analyzes the publications on the pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical consequences of the impact of autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism on body systems.
O.V. Shidlovskyy +6 more
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Antigenic structure remains a major focus in thyroid immunology. The genes for three major thyroid antigens--thyroglobulin, thyroid peroxidase and the thyrotropin receptor--were sequenced in the late 1980's, and epitopes for antibody and T cells have been reported within the last year.
B R, Champion, A, Cooke, D C, Rayner
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Subacute thyroiditis and rapidly developing goiter in a 16-year-old female: a case report
Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland with multiple etiologies and clinical features, often challenging to recognize. The classic presentation is the painful, granulomatous thyroiditis (DeQuervain’s) characterized by
Marcos Estrada +4 more
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Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders [PDF]
Thyroid autoimmunity, as reflected by the presence in serum of autoantibodies directed against the thyroid autoantigens thyroglobulin (Tg) and thyroid peroxidase (TPO), is present in >10% of the US population over 12 years of age [1] and is the most common cause of endocrine dysfunction in iodine-sufficient populations [2].
Brown, Rosalind, Francis, Gary L.
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: A Case Report
Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia is a relatively rare disorder caused by autoantibodies directed against self-red blood cells. Though autoimmune thyroid disease is associated with other autoimmune diseases, only a few cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with ...
Prakriti Karki +4 more
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