Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]
Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
A Cénac +27 more
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Cardiac tamponade in a patient with primary hypothyroidism
Pericardial effusion is frequently found in patients with hypothyroidism, but it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade. Hypothyroidism complicated by cardiac tamponade is rarely referenced in the medical literature.
Virendra C Patil +3 more
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The diagnosis and management of central hypothyroidism in 2018
Central hypothyrodism (CeH) is a hypothyroid state caused by an insufficient stimulation by thyrotropin (TSH) of an otherwise normal thyroid gland.
Luca Persani +2 more
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Initial low‐dose oral levothyroxine in a child with Down syndrome, myxedema, and cardiogenic shock
Myxedema is extremely rare in children, and guidelines are lacking. We treated a 12‐year‐old girl with myxedema and cardiogenic shock with initial low dose (0.3‐2.5 μg/kg body weight/day) of oral levothyroxine and intensive care.
Annika Janson +5 more
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The purpose and objectives of the study is to identify the hormonal, biochemical and ultrasound features of the gestation course in women with beneficial tumours of the uterus. Results.
E. F. Khamidullina +3 more
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Triiodothyronine and free thyroxine levels are differentially associated with metabolic profile and adiposity-related cardiovascular risk markers in euthyroid middle-aged subjects [PDF]
Background: We previously showed that in healthy young men a less favorable body composition is associated with higher FT3 levels within the euthyroid range.
De Buyzere, Marc +6 more
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Morphofunctional Changes in the Thyroid Gland of Sexually Mature Male Rats in Acetic Acid Poisoning
Acetic acid poisoning is not only accompanied by a pronounced tropic action of the poison, but also has a non-specific effect due to a toxic stress reaction.
Olga A. Makarova +2 more
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INTRODUCTION: The objective of the study was to evaluate changes in serum thyroid hormone levels in psychiatric patients after second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) treatment, and to determine differences between monotherapy and polytherapy with SGAs, as
Jia-Xuan Zhang, Xun Li
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Thyroid hormone status within the physiological range affects bone mass and density in healthy men at the age of peak bone mass [PDF]
Context: The hormonal factors involved in the regulation of peak bone mass (PBM) in men have not been fully investigated. Apart from gonadal steroids and somatotropic hormones, thyroid hormones are known to affect bone maturation and homeostasis and are ...
Fiers, Tom +6 more
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Uncovering the Mechanism of Aggregation of Human Transthyretin. [PDF]
The tetrameric thyroxine transport protein transthyretin (TTR) forms amyloid fibrils upon dissociation and monomer unfolding. The aggregation of transthyretin has been reported as the cause of the life-threatening transthyretin amyloidosis.
Cascio, Duilio +9 more
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