celiac disease can be accompanied with multiorgan involvement in addition to gastro-intestinal involvement. a 16-year-old young man - known case of celiac disease - was admitted because of exacerbation of gastrointestinal complaints. during further investigations, hypothyroidism and membranous glomerulonephritis were discovered. the patient was improved with a gluten-free diet and specific trea...

introduction: coronal microleakage may significantly reduce the prognosis of endodontic treatment. temporary restorative materials have a crucial role in preventing the infection of root canals between and after endodontic treatment. this in vitro study was designed to evaluate the coronal microleakage of three temporary restorative materials used in endodontics: coltosol, cavisol and cina. mat...

provisional cements are commonly used to facilitate retrievability of cement-retained fixed implant restorations; but compromised abutment preparation may affect the retention of implant-retained crowns.the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abutment design and type of luting agent on the retentive strength of cement-retained implant restorations.two prefabricated abutments ...

UNLABELLED Our objective was to compare, over a time-course, markers of oxidative stress, the REDOX environment, and the antioxidant enzymatic system in the liver of rats with methimazole- or thyroidectomy-caused hypothyroidism. METHODS We used 60 male Wistar rats divided into four groups: 1) the euthyroid, which received only tap water, 2) false thyroidectomy, which received the surgery and ...

BACKGROUND There is dearth of research about female sexual dysfunction (FSD), especially in China, because of conservative beliefs. Previous studies indicated the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and anxiety and depression. However, there is dearth of research regarding the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and FSD in Chinses women. METHOD A hospital-based researc...

background: the influence of hashimoto’s thyroiditis (ht) with subclinical hypothyroidism or euthyroid status on the alteration of glucagon-like peptide (glp)-1 and glp-2 levels remains uncertain. materials and methods: twenty-four untreated ht patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, 24 euthyroid ht patients, and 24 age- and gender-matched controls were enrolled in the study. the levels of gl...

postsurgical hypothyroidism and its incidence has not been fully investigated. in this study, the incidence of hypothyroidism and its possible risk factors at shariati hospital was assessed. one hundred and two patients with benign thyroid diseases, who had undergone thyroidectomy, were investigated with regards to thyroid function profile during period of one year after the operation every thr...

Although the changes in urinary glycosaminoglycans have been investigated in several endocrinopathies, no information was hitherto available on the content and composition of urinary glycosaminoglycans in hypothyroidism. Urinary glycosaminoglycans were therefore investigated in patients with hypothyroidism and in healthy subjects. The total daily excretion of urinary glycosaminoglycans was foun...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism in a cohort of Saudi women with heart failure; to define the demographic variables associated with heart failure; and the impact of hypothyroidism on systolic function in relation to non-hypothyroidism group. METHODS The cross-sectional cohort study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and comprised ...