Thyroid dermopathy—a diagnostic clue of hidden hyperthyroidism

Thyroid dermopathy—a diagnostic clue of hidden hyperthyroidism

Thyroid dermopathy is an uncommon manifestation of autoimmune thyroid disease. About 0.5%-4.3% of patients with history of thyrotoxicosis and 15% of patients with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy have this cutaneous manifestation. However thyroid dermopathy is almost always associated with ophthalmopathy (96%) and sign and symptoms of hyperth-yroidism. The diagnosis of thyroid dermopathy is based ...

The Effect of Atenolol on Thyroid Hormons in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

     This Study was performed to evaluate the effect of atenolol on the serum concentration of TT4 and TT3 in subclinical hyperthyroid patients. Due to the i n s u fficient information about the effect of atenolol on serum level of these hormones, the aim of this research was to shade some light on the subject. Fifteen subclinical hyperthyroid patients entered this study. Each patient received ...

The Thyroid Gland in Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism with concurrent thyroid cancer.

The occurrence of thyroid malignancy is considered a rare event in hyperthyroid patients. With the aim of assessing the clinical relevance of this association, we have analyzed the incidence of thyroid cancer in hyperthyroid patients treated by surgery. The incidence of thyroid cancer was retrospectively evaluated in 202 hyperthyroid patients who underwent thyroidectomy during a twenty-year per...

Hyperthyroidism and concurrent thyroid carcinoma.

In the last twenty years, medical studies have reported a significant increase in thyroid neoplasms among patients with hyperthyroidism. Aim of the present work is to reconsider the real incidence of this not uncommon association and to establish a model for surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism for a possible concurrence with thyroid carcinoma. At the Department of Surgical Sciences and Applie...