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Twice or thrice weekly levothyroxine provides similar rates of adherence and post-Ramadan euthyroidism compared to daily levothyroxine during Ramadan fasting
BACKGROUND: Having to take levothyroxine (L-T4) on a daily basis, on an empty stomach is burdensome and may impair adherence, …
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Clinicopathological profile and management of thyroid carcinoma: a Sub-Saharan country experience
BACKGROUND: In Sudan, there is limited knowledge on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and pathological patterns of thyroid cancer. To address …
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Correlation of the ultrasound thyroid imaging reporting and data system with cytology findings among patients in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is a noninvasive modality for the initial assessment of thyroid nodules. The American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging …
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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis as the first sign of thyrotoxicosis- a rare case report from Somalia
BACKGROUND: Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (THPP) is a rare complication of hyperthyroidism characterized by thyrotoxicosis, hypokalemia, and paralysis. It is …
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Thyroid hemiagenesis with a TI-RADS 2 nodule in the contralateral lobe
BACKGROUND: Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare congenital anomaly in which one lobe of the thyroid gland fails to develop. There …
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Pretibial myxedema in a euthyroid patient: a case report
BACKGROUND: Pretibial myxedema also known as localized myxedema, thyroid dermopathy, or infiltrative dermopathy and rarely as localized mucinosis is an …
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Normalization of thyroid function tests among thyrotoxicosis patients attending a University Hospital in North-West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Thyrotoxicosis is a clinical state that results from inappropriately high thyroid hormone action in tissues. Although it is one …
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Thyroid hormones increase stomach goblet cell numbers and mucin expression during indomethacin induced ulcer healing in Wistar rats
BACKGROUND: Gastric ulcers are mucosal discontinuities that may extend into the mucosa, submucosa or even deeper. They result from an …