• International journal of thyroidology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2018

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis has been reported in Graves' disease patients treated with antithyroid drugs (ATDs), especially propylthiouracil. ATD-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis usually involved the kidneys followed by the respiratory organs and skin. The treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis induced by ATDs is to stop ATD therapy immediately, which often leads to an overall good prognosis. We report a case of ANCA-associated vasculitis in the peripheral nerves of the lower extremities in a 66-year-old woman who was treated with methimazole (MMI) for Graves' disease. To our knowledge, this is the third case of peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement of ATD-induced vasculitis and the first case of PNS vasculitis associated with MMI.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.143-151
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• 1997

The present study was designed to investigate if antithyroid antibodies (ATA) could affect the pregnancy outcome in euthyroid women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). From October 1995 to September 1996, 28 euthyroid women with ATA who underwent IVF-ET were studied. Fifty-one euthyroid women without ATA who underwent IVF-ET served as control. Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOA) and thyroglobulin antibody (TGA) were assayed using radio ligand assay kits as ATA. All patients included in study and control groups had only tubal factor in infertility. Long protocol of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) was used for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in all patients. There were no significant differences between study and control groups in patient characteristics such as age, infertility duration and hormonal profile. There were also no significant differences between two groups with respect to the clinical response to COH and IVF results such as number of retrieved oocytes, fertilization rate, number of embryos frozen and number of embryos transfered. There were no correlations between ATA (TPOA and TGA) titers and fertilization rate. The clinical pregnancy rate per cycle seemed to be lower in the study group than in the control group (26.3% vs 39.3%), but the difference was not statistically significant. The biochemical pregnancy rate per cycle and miscarriage rate were significantly higher in the study group at 18.4% (7/38) and 40.0% (4/10) compared with 5.6% (5/89) and 11.4% (4/35) in the control group. In the study group, both TPOA and TGA titers were significantly higher in the biochemical pregnancy group than in the clinical pregnancy group or non-pregnancy group. In 10 women with ATA who achieved pregnancy following IVF-ET, both TPOA and TGA titers were significantly higher in the miscarriage group than in the ongoing or delivery group. In conclusion, euthyroid women with ATA appear to represent a less favorable subset within other tubal factor patients when treated with IVF-ET.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.171-174
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• 1988

Thyrotropin binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII) and thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb) activities were measured in the thyroidal and peripheral venous blood samples at the time of subtotal thyroidectomy from twenty one patients with Graves' disease prepared for surgery with antithyroid drugs. There was no difference in TBII and TSAb activities between thyroidal and peripheral blood samples. These findings were regarded that while intrathyroidal lymphocytes are major site of thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) production, similar levels are found in thyroidal and peripheral veins and that this in vivo study cannot exactly ascertain the TRAb producing site.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2020

하시모토 뇌병증은 다른 대뇌 질환의 증거가 없이 항갑상선 항체의 높은 혈청 농도를 특징으로 하는 드문 자가 면역 질환이다. 하시모토 뇌병증의 자기공명영상 소견은 비특이적이고, 현재까지 미만성 또는 국소 백질 변화가 보고 된 바 있다. 저자는 증가된 항갑상선 항체와 동반하여 수막뇌염과 유사한 영상 소견을 보인 79세 여성의 하시모토 뇌병증을 경험하여 이에 대해 보고하고자 한다. 환자의 일련의 자기공명영상에서 치료 전 관찰되던 여러 T2-고강도 병변과 미만성의 뇌수막 조영증강은 스테로이드 요법 후 소실되었다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2018

Objective: This is aprospective clinical case study that includes the administration of Ahnjeonbaekho-tang (AJBHT) to patients who have suffered from Graves' disease for the 8 weeks of the clinical research. Methods: Without administration of an antithyroid drug, AJBHT was administered 3 times a day for 8 weeks. In Case 1, AJBHT without modification was administered and in Case 2, in accordance with the patients' symptoms, a dose of Gypsum Fibrosum was increased by 4g from the beginning of week 2, and further increased by 16 g, for a total of 20 g between week 6 and week 8. Body mass index (BMI), thyroid function test (TFT), thyroid autoantibody test, complete blood cell count (CBC), and blood chemistry (BC) tests were conducted at an interval of 4 weeks, for a total of 3 times during the study. The clinical manifestations, a spectrum of symptoms of the patients, was observed by Wayne's Index, Euro-QOL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Results: In both cases, an acceptable significance of reduction of value in T3, fT4, Thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb) and Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TSH-R-Ab) was observed. After treatment, in TFT, T3 decreased by 31.66%, fT4 decreased by 32.82% in Case 1, and T3 decreased by 43.42%, and fT4 decreased by 37.32% in Case 2. In the thyroid autoantibody test, TSAb decreased by 7.59%, and TSH-R-Ab decreased by 53.19% in Case 1, and TSAb decreased by 33.45%, TSH-R-Ab decreased by at least 7.75% in Case 2. Besides this, there was a decreasing trend of Wayne's index, and a loss of typical symptoms of hyperthyroidism also declared the efficacy. Conclusion: From these results, AJBHT is very effective in the regulation of TFT and improving the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, and is also expected to be an effective alternative to antithyroid drugs for patients who have side effects or drug intolerance.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.133-141
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• 1987

To evaluate the values of the thyroid autoantibody measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and compare it with hemagglutination method (HA) in the normal and the thyroid disease, data were obtained from total 618 persons; 236 healthy persons, 217 patients with Graves' disease (including 113 patients with undertreated Graves' disease), 100 Hashimoto's disease, 31 thyroid nodule, and 34 simple goiter. RSR kit made in England was used and could be detected to at least 3 U/ml. The positive rates of normal group were antimicrosomal antibody (AMA) 31.8%, antithyroglobulin antibody (ATA) 44.5% by RIA and there was no considerable change in sex and age distribution. In Graves' disease, the positive rates of AMA and ATA were 90.4, 76.9% by RIA, 85, 39% by HA. In Hashimoto's disease, 94,91 % by RIA, and 87,48% by HA, respectively. The autoantibody titer by RIA in thyroid autoimmune disease as well as in normal group was more senisitive than that by HA, especially in ATA. There were linear relationships between the titer of RIA and that of HA in AMA of Graves' disease and AMA and ATA of Hashimoto's disease. There was no relationship among thyroid autoantibody, free $T_4$ index, TBII, and TSH. The titers of AMA and ATA were found to decrease in patients with Graves' disease during the course of antithyroid drug therapy. Of the 236 normal subjects, thirty-seven (15.7%) had concentrations of above 7.5 U/ml in AMA, forty. four (18.6%) above 9 U/ml in ATA. These values were considered as the upper limit for the normal range. In Graves' disease, 82.7, 53.8% were above 7.5, 9 U/ml, respectively; In Hashimoto's disease, 82, 79% were positive. We conclude that RIA was more sensitve than HA in measuring the thyoird autoantibody, but we will study further more for determining the normal range and its interpretation.

• Endocrinology and Metabolism
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.466-472
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• 2018

Background: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with negative neonatal and obstetric outcomes. Large differences in thyroid function reference intervals exist across different populations. These differences can be explained by population-specific factors, such as iodine status. Many countries in Latin America report iodine sufficiency, but relatively few countries have published up-to-date data on iodine levels and thyroid function in the overall population, and especially in pregnant women. We evaluated the iodine status of pregnant women in Chile and determined thyroid hormone reference ranges in this population. Methods: This was a prospective observational study of healthy Chilean women at their first prenatal visit before week 14. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total thyroxine ($T_4$), free $T_4$, antithyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and iodine levels from spot urine samples were measured. Iodine status and the reference ranges for TSH were calculated. Results: A total of 1,022 pregnant women in the first trimester were selected. Urinary iodine levels were measured in 302 randomly-selected women. The median urinary iodine concentration was $173.45{\mu}g/L$ (interquartile range, 108.11 to 249.35).The reference ranges of TSH were calculated in 670 patients selected according to the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines. The median TSH level was $1.88{\mu}IU/mL$ (2.5th percentile: 0.13 to 97.5th percentile: 5.37). Using the reference range in the 1,022 women, the prevalence of clinical hypothyroidism was 1.76%, and that of subclinical hypothyroidism was 3.92%. TPOAb positivity was more common in women with TSH levels above $3.5{\mu}IU/mL$. Conclusion: We found adequate iodine intake and a right-shifted distribution of serum TSH levels in pregnant women in Chile. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in our sample of pregnant women was higher than has been described in the literature.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2003

목 적 : 소아 Graves병의 진단 시 발병 연령에 따른 갑상선 기능, 임상 양상, 갑상선 항체가 및 치료 기간 등이 어떻게 다른지 알아보고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 방 법 : 1989년 1월 1일부터 1995년 12월 31일까지 7년간 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성모병원과 강남성모병원 소아과에서 Graves병으로 진단 받고 3년 이상 추적관찰이 가능하였던 환아 52명을 대상으로 Tanner의 성 성숙도를 기준으로 사춘기 이전에 발병한 군(사춘기전군)과 사춘기 시작 후 발병한 군(사춘기군)으로 나누어 갑상선 기능상태, 갑상선 항체, TSH 수용체 항체, 치료 후 갑상선 기능검사치가 정상화되는 시기 및 치료 기간 등을 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) 전체 52명 중 남녀간의 성비는 1 : 12로 주로 여아에서 발병하였다. 2) 사춘기전군은 14명(남아 2명), 사춘기군은 38명(남아 2명)으로 각각 평균연령은 $7.2{\pm}0.9$세, $12.4{\pm}1.5$세이었다. 3) 치료 전 사춘기전군과 사춘기군에서 $T_3$는 $3.98{\pm}1.70$과 $3.82{\pm}1.63ng/mL$, $T_4$는 $17.49{\pm}5.56$과 $19.23{\pm}6.01{\mu}g/dL$, TSH는 $0.07{\pm}0.11$과 $0.07{\pm}0.24mIU/L$ 등으로 서로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4) 치료 전 사춘기전군과 사춘기군에서 AMA 양성률은 85%와 89%이었고, 평균 항체가는 사춘기군이 사춘기전군보다 유의하게 높았다(P<0.01). ATA 양성율은 각각 57.1%와 72.2%였으나 평균 항체가의 차이는 없었으며 TBII의 양성율은 각각 92.9%와 84.2%였고 평균 항체가는 사춘기전군에서 사춘기군보다 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 5) 치료 후 사춘기전군과 사춘기군에서 $T_3$, $T_4$, TSH, TBII가 정상화되는 소요되는 기간은 $T_3$는 각각 $6.8{\pm}5.0$과 $5.4{\pm}13.2$개월, $T_4$는 각각 $2.3{\pm}1.9$와 $2.1{\pm}2.2$개월, TSH는 각각 $14.6{\pm}11.0$과 $6.8{\pm}7.8$개월, TBII는 각각 $26.7{\pm}24.0$과 $20.8{\pm}12.1$개월로 사춘기전군에서 TSH가 정상화되는 기간이 사춘기군보다 더 길었다(P<0.05). 두 군 모두 $T_4$, $T_3$, TSH, TBII 순으로 정상화되었다. 6) 치료 기간은 사춘기전군($53.3{\pm}19.3$개월)이 사춘기군($37.9{\pm}16.3$개월)보다 유의하게 길었다(P<0.01). 7) 약물 치료 3년 동안 관해는 사춘기전군에서 8례(57.1%), 사춘기군에서 26례(68.4%)였고 재발율은 각각 6례(75%) 및 17례(65.3%)였다. 8) Graves병의 진단 시 연령과 치료 기간 사이에는 역상관관계가 있었다(P=0.03). 결 론 : 소아에서 사춘기 이전에 발병하는 Graves병은 사춘기 이후에 발병하는 경우보다 항갑상선제 치료기간이 더 필요하다는 사실을 알 수 있었으며 앞으로 더 많은 환자를 대상으로 장기간의 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다.