Euthyroid Sick Syndrome in Pulmonary Tuberculosis before and after Treatment

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Review Article Euthyroid Sick Syndrome

Abnormalities in the circulating thyroid hormone concentration, without associated pituitary or thyroid disease, are seen in a variety of nonthyroidal illnesses (NIH). These abnormalities may be low plasma triiodothyronine (T3), low thyroxine (T4) or a combination of both, with an inappropriately normal plasma thyrotropin (TSH). These could be because of various factors acting on monodeiodinase...

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis before and after soil dust in Khuzestan, southwest Iran

 Abstract Background: Soil dust has been debated about its effects on public health and the challenge is brought about tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of soil dust on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) prevalence and its control indices. Methods: The medical files of patients in Khuzestan Health Center were reviewed. The control group included the PTB...

Changes in metabolism of TRH in euthyroid sick syndrome.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the metabolism of a simple dose, intravenously administered TRH bolus of 200 microg, in patients with euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS). PATIENTS AND METHODS A TRH test was performed on ten ESS patients and ten controls upon admission (d1) and after recovery (d2). Blood samples were collected at 0, 10, 20 and 30min after TRH injection. We analyzed th...

Euthyroid sick syndrome in children with diabetic ketoacidosis

OBJECTIVES To investigate characteristics of euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). METHODS This retrospective study was carried out between May 2010 and April 2013 at the Pediatric Department of Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China. Diabetic ketoacidosis children were divided into 2 groups: euthyroidism (group one, n=30) and ...