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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 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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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 post-Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccination for COVID-19
There is emerging evidence of an association between COVID-19 vaccination and subacute thyroiditis. We present the case of a 42-year-old female healthcare worker who was diagnosed with subacute thyroiditis 4 days after receiving her second dose of Pfizer-
Farooq Khan, Mary Jane Brassill
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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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Background: A thyroid swelling is an enlargement of thyroid glands causes by iodine deficiency, ageing, autoimmune disease and benign or malignant tumors.
Manish Kumar Das, Meenakshi Basnet
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Autoimmune Thyroid Disease [PDF]
Abstract Along with neoplasia, autoimmunity is the most common cause of endocrine disease, and of this group of disorders, thyroid autoimmunity is the most frequent. Conversely, the autoimmune thyroid diseases are the most common organ-specific or non-organ-specific autoimmune conditions affecting any site.
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Chronic viral hepatitis is one of the most urgent problems of the healthcare. Viral hepatitis is not restricted with liver damage; they are like systemic disease proceeding with obligate development of extrahepatic manifestations.
Kh.T. Rustamova+2 more
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Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Hashimoto Thyroid Disease
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) refers to the diffuse infiltration and accumulation of lymphocytes within the alveolar interstitium and may be associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, most notably Sjögren syndrome.
Steven Tessier+4 more
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Aim. Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and type 1 diabetes mellitus are organ-specific autoimmune diseases. There is large evidence that autoimmunity against the thyroid gland in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus is increased, but little is known about
Mariam Balakhadze+2 more
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