background: the aim of the study was to evaluate the third trimester urinary iodine excretion and to assess its relation with newborns thyroid function. materials and methods: a total  of  208 healthy third trimester pregnant women without previous history of thyroid disease were included in the study. urinary iodine levels of mothers were measured and neonatal tsh levels were screened on the 3...

previous studies have shown that injection of iodized oil in pregnant women can be used as a prophylactic strategy for iodine deficiency disorders and may improve the growth indices of their offspring. since administration of pharmacological doses of iodine may lead occasionally to large goiter and rarely to hypothyroidism, in the present study the thyroid function tests of neonates and infants...

introduction in children with nephrotic syndrome, it is probable to determine a hypothyroid state because of thyroxine (t4), tri-iodothyronine (t3) and thyroid-binding globulin loss in presence of proteinuria. objectives: to examine thyroid function in pediatric cases of nephrotic syndrome. methods: in a cross-sectional study, from march 2010 to march 2012, thyroid function tests were performed...

background and objective: hypothyroidism is a known consequence of the external beam radiotherapy to the neck encompassing the thyroid gland for over 40 years. the aim of this study was to find out the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy, when radiation portals included whole of the thyroid gland. materials and methods: this prospective no...

backgroundchildhood obesity has become a global epidemic. in the recent studies has reported risk of thyroid dysfunction due to obesity. therefore, this study intends to compare the relative frequency of thyroid function disorders in obese and overweight children with non-obese children.materials and methodsthis case-control study during 2015 to 2016 in birjand, iran was done on 137 children an...

salivary gland involvement is one of the radioiodine therapy complications. salivary gland scintigraphy in quantitative mode can accurately evaluate salivary gland function. methods: salivary gland scintigraphy was performed with tc-99m pertechnetate, at the time of iodine therapy as a basic study and then 3 weeks and 3 months afterwards. ejection fraction (ef) of parotid and submandibular glan...

introduction: verapamil, a phenylalkylamin –type ca2+ channel blocker, is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders especially as an antiaryhthmic and antiangina agent. theoretically, calcium can influence thyroid function and there are evidences that ca2+ channel blockers are able to interfere with thyroid function. in this study, the effects of chronic oral administration of ve...

Background: Thyroid function disorders, particularly congenital hypothyroidism (CHT), are important endocrine dysfunctions associated with permanent morbidities. CHT is more prevalent among preterm low-birth-weight neonates compared to term infants with normal weight. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 126 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates referred to the neonatal inten...