Endocrine Abstracts

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammation of the thyroid gland characterized by varying degrees of severity regarding thyrotoxicosis, inflammation and the incidence of hypothyroidism. The present study aims to identify whether the severity of SAT depends on the causative agent involved and to identify what is the optimal therapy. To this purpose we retrospectively evaluated 402 patients referred to of the University Hospital of Pisa because of to a SAT from January 2011 to...

Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) is the recommended diagnostic tool for differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules and provides indication for surgical decisions. According to the Italian system, thyroid nodules are classified as TIR 1/1C, TIR 2, TIR 3A, TIR3B, TIR4 or TIR5, which correspond to Thy I, Thy II, Thy III, Thy IV, Thy V and Thy VI categories of the Bethesda system. TIR 3 identifies the indeterminate nodules. Surgery is usually recommended for TIR 3B,...

Introduction: An increase in dietary iodine uptake, from insufficient to borderline values, induces the unmasking of a hidden epitope on thyroglobulin (Tg). No data about the effect of an excessive iodine intake on the expression of Tg epitopes recognized by human TgAb are available.Objective: To compare the expression of TgAb epitopes in sera of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) patients from areas with adequate, slightly and markedly excessive iodine i...