EUTHYROID GOITERS IN CHILDREN: CORRELATION OF NEEDLE BIOPSY WITH OTHER CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS AND SIMPLE GOITER

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-708
Author(s):  
Shun M. Ling ◽  
Solomon A. Kaplan ◽  
Jordan J. Weitzman ◽  
George B. Reed ◽  
Gertrude Costin ◽  
...  

All children with euthyroid goiters examined over a period of 3 years underwent study of thyroid function, needle biopsy, and measurement of thyroid antibodies. Sixty-six of 71 children studied had satisfactory biopsies of the thyroid. Of these, 43 (65%) had chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and 23 (35%) had simple goiter as determined by histologic examination of the biopsy specimen. Elevated titers of anti-thyroid antibodies were found in 50% of the patients with thyroiditis by the tanned red cell method and in 63% by the indirect Coons method. Neither antibody was present in significant quantity in 20% of the patients. Abnormal levels of antibody were rarely detected in children with histologic evidence of simple goiter. Treatment with thyroid extract has little effect on the progression of the disease process to fibrosis and atrophy. Such treatment may be necessary to anticipate the development of hypothyroidism or for replacement if thyroid function is already diminished. There is no evidence that simple goiter is associated with hypothyroidism, and treatment of this disease with thyroid preparations is necessary only for cosmetic purposes. Needle biopsy is the most useful means for making a distinction between thyroiditis and simple goiter.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Martino Capuzzo

Hashimoto thyroiditis, also known as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is an autoimmune illness in which thyroid cells are damaged by immunological mechanisms involving cells and antibodies. Thyroid peroxidase and/or thyroglobulin autoantibodies in the serum are biochemical indicators of the condition, with females having a higher incidence than males and increasing with age. It’s the leading cause of hypothyroidism in affluent countries. Inadequate dietary iodine intake, on the other hand, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide. The development of antithyroid antibodies that target the thyroid tissue, causing gradual fibrosis, is the pathogenesis of Hashimoto thyroiditis. The diagnosis can be difficult, and as a result, the problem is frequently not detected until late in the disease process. The most prevalent laboratory findings are raised TSH and low thyroxine (T4) levels, as well as enhanced antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of Hashimoto thyroiditis are discussed in this article.


1983 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
NOZOMU SASAKI ◽  
TOSHIAKI TSUYUSAKI ◽  
HIROAKI INOMATA ◽  
HIROO NIIMI ◽  
HIRONORI NAKAJIMA

Author(s):  
Arnaud Martino Capuzzo

Hashimoto thyroiditis, also known as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is an autoimmune illness in which thyroid cells are damaged by immunological mechanisms involving cells and antibodies. Thyroid peroxidase and/or thyroglobulin autoantibodies in the serum are biochemical indicators of the condition, with females having a higher incidence than males and increasing with age. It's the leading cause of hypothyroidism in affluent countries. Inadequate dietary iodine intake, on the other hand, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide. The development of antithyroid antibodies that target the thyroid tissue, causing gradual fibrosis, is the pathogenesis of Hashimoto thyroiditis. The diagnosis can be difficult, and as a result, the problem is frequently not detected until late in the disease process. The most prevalent laboratory findings are raised TSH and low thyroxine (T4) levels, as well as enhanced antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of Hashimoto thyroiditis are discussed in this article.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Chunping Sun ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Hua Fan ◽  
Fang Lv ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of levothyroxine sodium combined with selenium treatment and single levothyroxine sodium treatment on patients with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and hypothyroidism and to analyze the effects of different treatment regimens on patients’ thyroid function, mood, and inflammatory factors, with the aim of providing a reference for clinical treatment. The subjects of the current study were 138 chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) patients with hypothyroidism admitted to our hospital from May 2016 to September 2019 and were randomly divided into a control group taking levothyroxine sodium (LT4) treatment and a combined group of LT4 combined with selenium treatment, with 69 cases each. Patients in both groups were evaluated for efficacy after 3 months of treatment, and their thyroid function was observed by total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and thyroid globulin antibody (TGAb), and their mood changes were observed by Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores. The levels of inflammatory factors such as interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured, and the occurrence of adverse drug reactions during the treatment period was observed and recorded in all patients. The results showed that the total effective rate of the combined group was significantly higher than that of the control group. The levels of TT3, TT4, TSH, TgAb, and TPOAb, SAS and SDS scores, and levels of inflammatory factors such as IL-2, IL-10, and TNF-α were significantly improved in both groups after treatment. Compared with the control group, TGAb, TPOAb, IL-2, TNF-α levels, and SAS and SDS scores decreased more and IL-10 levels increased more in the combined group, while the differences of other indexes were not statistically significant. This suggests that LT4 has certain efficacy in treating CLT with hypothyroidism, and the combined selenium treatment can improve the therapeutic effect of LT4 and can play a greater role in improving patients’ mood and immune and inflammatory responses.


1960 ◽  
Vol XXXIV (II) ◽  
pp. 305-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Woldring ◽  
A. Bakker ◽  
H. Doorenbos

ABSTRACT The red cell triiodothyronine uptake technique as used in our hospital is described. Incubation time is of almost no importance. The temperature during incubation should be 37° C. Further improvement of the technique is obtained when all blood samples are brought up to 40 % haematocrit prior to incubation. Clinical results are discussed. It is yet too early to give a definite assessment of its clinical value, but it is definitely superior to the measurement of the BMR.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Hasnaoui ◽  
Mohamed Masmoudi ◽  
Takwa Belaid ◽  
Khalifa Mighri

1976 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1040-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroo NIIMI ◽  
Nozomu SASAKI ◽  
Susumu MATSUMOTO ◽  
Toshio KADOMURA ◽  
Yooko NAKAMURA

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
HOWARD M. KELFER ◽  
WILLIAM D. SINGER ◽  
ROBERT N. REYNOLDS

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are susceptible to numerous adverse intraoperative and postoperative side effects of anesthetic agents. These include: hyperthermia and hyperkalemia,1,2 systemic acidosis,3 cardiac abnormalities (tachycardia, arrhythmia, arrest),2-5 rhabdomyolysis,2-6 as well as death.2,5 These clinical and laboratory findings are similar to those associated with malignant hyperthermia (MH).7,8 Until this time no one has confirmed the association of MH, as reflected by these clinical phenomena, in a patient with DMD. We present a patient who manifested many features of MH immediately following confirmatory muscle biopsy for DMD under general anesthesia. In vitro response to testing of a muscle biopsy specimen was consistent with a diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia.


2003 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. e205-e208
Author(s):  
Elliot Carter ◽  
Ozlem Ulusarac

Abstract We report a case of multiple lymphoepithelial cysts of the thyroid gland in a patient with severe chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. Lymphoepithelial cysts of the thyroid gland are rare lesions that are histologically similar to branchial cleft cysts found in the lateral neck. The cysts have an epithelial lining that is usually stratified squamous epithelium but may be focally respiratory-type epithelium. Abundant lymphoid tissue is present beneath the epithelium, and lymphoid follicles with reactive germinal centers are common features in the walls of the cysts. Because of their similarity to branchial cleft cysts and the presence of intrathyroidal branchiae-derived structures such as thymus and parathyroid gland tissue in the vicinity of some cysts, lymphoepithelial cysts of the thyroid have been postulated to arise from remnants of branchial derivatives; origination from solid cell nest remnants of the ultimobranchial bodies has been raised as a possibility. A definitive origin, however, has not been established. An association with chronic thyroiditis has been noted in 8 of the previously reported 16 cases occurring in a background of Hashimoto or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis.


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