Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammation of the thyroid, likely caused by a viral infection. IgG Autoantibodies (Ab) to the main thyroid antigens, including thyroglobulin (Tg) (TgAb) have been reported in a few patients with SAT and their appearance is usually transient. We investigated whether IgM TgAb can be detected in sera of patients with SAT.Design: Serum samples were collected from 17 patients with SAT, ten with Graves’ disease ...

Context: Thyrotoxicosis is the most common endocrine adverse event due totreatment with anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1. The most common form is destructive thyrotoxicosis whereas persistent, supposedly autoimmune hyperthyroidism (Graves’ hyperthyroidism) is rare. The possible role of thyroid imaging (neck ultrasound and scintigraphy) in the differential diagnosis has never evaluated.Aim: To evaluate the usefulness of neck ultrasound and 99Tc- s...