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Thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves’ orbitopathy, is a complex autoimmune disorder driven by an interplay of immune cells, orbital fibroblasts and tissue remodelling factors that lead to inflammation, oedema and, ultimately, potential vision loss.1 While the disease ...
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It is with great pleasure that we present this latest issue of touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology, which brings together a diverse array of high-quality articles focused on the evolving landscape of endocrine disorders. The importance of patient-centred care is exemplified in ...
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigate the efficacy of teprotumumab, a novel monoclonal antibody, in reducing proptosis for patients with long-duration thyroid eye disease (TED). While teprotumumab has shown promise in treating active TED, its effectiveness in chronic cases remained ...
Alopecia is a dermatological disorder characterized by hair loss from the scalp or body.1–3 It is one of the most common dermatological disorders worldwide and has several aetiologies, such as hereditary background, hormonal imbalance, infection or idiopathic causes.1,3,4 Alopecia can ...
There has also been high interest in the treatment of hypothyroidism in older adults, the treatment of thyroid eye disease and the increase of radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules to reduce their size by 50% to 97%. We were delighted to speak ...
Short stature affects 2.5% of children and is one of the most common reasons for consulting a growth specialist during childhood.1Â Normal height is a polygenic trait and derives from the interaction of several factors. It is known that height is ...
Colloid goitre is defined as thyroid enlargement without accompanying disturbance in thyroid function. This is a common pathology, frequently found in clinical practice during a physical or ultrasound examination. Colloid goitre has been classified as nontoxic goitre according to the ...
Sanjay Kalra,1 Atul Kalhan,2Â Zhanay A Akanov3 Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India Department of Endocrinology, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Cardiff, UK Kazakh Society for Study of Diabetes, Kazakhstan The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted human life in many ...
In children, hyperthyroidism occurs less commonly compared to hypothyroidism, yet it is far more symptomatic.1 Hyperthyroidism in children is mostly due to autoimmunity, predominantly as a result of Graves’ disease.2 Non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism (NAH) is a rare cause of hyperthyroidism in ...
The armamentarium of anticancer drugs available to an oncologist has grown rapidly over the past few decades. The use of cancer immunotherapy and targeted therapy has become more popular in the last few years. It has also become increasingly clear ...
Growth hormone (GH) is approved in children to treat growth failure in several indications including GH deficiency, Turner syndrome and short children born small for gestational age,1Â and is approved in the USA but not in Europe for the treatment ...
Thyroid disease has commonly been associated with hair loss, predominantly manifesting as diffuse thinning of the scalp and the lateral eyebrows. This can be of particular concern to patients, and may motivate some to seek medical evaluation. Indeed, thyroid disease ...
In the past 15 years, the clinical appreciation of the impact of pituitary disorders has accelerated at a gratifying, yet dangerously expeditious, manner, leaving little time for the advancing knowledge and proper medical practice guidelines to percolate through the medical/patient/...
Traditionally, short stature is defined as a height that lies more than two standard deviations (SD) below the mean for age compared with gender-specific standards based on an appropriate healthy population. In multi-ethnic societies, it is important to compare children ...
Functions of B Cells and Their Role in Autoimmune Disease Functions of B Cells and Their Role in Autoimmune Disease Although B lymphocytes are known to contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease through autoantibody production,1 many recent studies of ...
Hyperthyroidism mainly affects the female population, occurring in around 2% of women and 0.2% of men.1 The majority of patients with hyperthyroidism have Graves’ disease (GD) and, less often, solitary toxic nodule or toxic multinodular goitre. Other causes of hyperthyroidism are ...
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