thyroiditis/nausea

OBJECTIVE Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LH) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the pituitary gland commonly affecting women during pregnancy or post-partum period. The pathogenesis remains uncertain, however an autoimmune process is frequently

Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis often occur in relation to pregnancy, making their differentiation difficult. We describe a 52-yr-old woman with hypopituitarism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and candidiasis. She was admitted to our hospital because of nausea, vomiting and constipation.

Pituitary apoplexy is characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical features. A quite rare case of painless thyroiditis, hypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus (DI) followed by pituitary apoplexy was presented. A 61-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital in May, 1986 because of marked

METHODS A 26-year-old Pakistani woman was admitted to hospital with fever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and general weakness for the previous two weeks, but no diarrhea or constipation. Antibiotic therapy as an out-patient had not provided relief. She also had enlarged cervical lymph nodes.

BACKGROUND Severe hypercalcemia has rarely been reported in patients with hyperthyroidism. Although the pathogenesis is not clear; it is believed to be due to activation of osteoclasts resulting in excessive bone resorption. OBJECTIVE To recognize the unusual cause of hypercalcemia from painless

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory polyarthropathy that affects many synovial joints favoring the hands, knees, and vertebral articulations. Joint laxity manifests as sub-axial instability, atlantoaxial

Schmidt’s syndrome, also known as poliglandular autoimmune syndrome type 2, is a rare disease that has a prevalence between 1.5-4.5 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. The diagnosis consists in the concomitant presentation of Addison disease, autoimmune thyroid disease and other autoimmune

Primary adrenal lymphoma is a rare malignancy. It frequently presents bilaterally and with symptoms of adrenal insufficiency. Amiodarone may induce secondary organ dysfunction, and thyrotoxicosis develops in 15% of cases. The symptomatology of both conditions is nonspecific, especially in the

Hyperthyroidism is second to diabetes mellitus as the most common endocrinopathy in pregnancy. Inappropriate secretion of hCG is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the first part of gestation. In addition to hydatidiform mole and hyperemesis gravidarum, nonpathologic-conditions including

A 31-year-old man with a recent diagnosis of hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department as a transfer from the clinic for severe hypotension and hypoglycaemia. The patient endorsed a 2-week history of severe fatigue, weight loss, nausea and non-bloody emesis. He was aggressively hydrated

METHODS For 4 months a 37-year-old woman had been treated for Hashimoto thyroiditis with L-thyroxine, at first 25, then 50 micrograms. From the moment the higher dose had been started she experienced weakness, dizzy spells, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and hyperpigmentation. Her blood pressure was

Amifostine is a broad-spectrum cytoprotective agent approved for protection against cisplatin toxicities and radiation-induced xerostomia; strong clinical evidence exists that amifostine protects normal mucosa and lung from radiation damage. Hypotension, nausea/vomiting, fatigue and fever/rash are

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the side-effects of differentiated thyroid carcinoma after treatment with 3.7-7.4 GBq of 131I. A total of 342 patients were treated with 131I from May, 1989 to January, 1999. The acute side-effects, the short-term and long-term side-effects were analyzed.