CHRONIC PRODUCTIVE THYROIDITIS

Autoimmune chronic thyroiditis on chronic hemodialysis.

Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and thyroid cancer.

La relación entre la tiroiditis crónica autoinmunitaria y el linfoma de tiroides tipo linfoma de tejido linfoide asociado a mucosa (MALT) es conocida. En cambio, su relación con los cánceres del epitelio folicular del tiroides, tales como el carcinoma papilar, desde hace mucho tiempo ha sido y sigue siendo objeto de controversia, ya que además el concepto de inflamación crónica que da lugar a n...

Chronic productive cough: An approach to management

❏ Diagnostic algorithm for patients with chronic productive cough outlined. A chronic 'productive' or 'wet' cough is a common presenting complaint for patients attending the adult respiratory clinic. Most reviews and guidelines suggest that the causes of a productive cough are the same as those of a non-productive cough and as such the same diagnostic pathway should be followed. Although it see...

[A case of chronic thyroiditis with transient painful thyroiditis occurring after the administration of lipiodol].

We reported a female case of painful thyroiditis occurring after hysterosalpingography and investigated whether the destructive thyroiditis was iodine-induced. The patient, aged 28, had TBG deficiency and the previous episode of thyrotoxicosis caused by Graves' disease. Lipiodol (containing 4.8g of iodide in 10ml solution) was administered via vagina for hysterosalpingography. One month after t...

Imatinib-induced thyroiditis in Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia

Here, we present a case of chronic myeloid leukemia for which imatinib therapy was initated. Triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone was normal, and thyroid microsomal autoantibodies (TMA) were positive and patient was diagnosed as thyroiditis treated with corticosteroids for 1½ months which lead to resolution.