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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16504 | DOI Listing |
Ann Afr Med
August 2025
Department of General Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Background: Prediabetes represents a transitional state in glucose metabolism with an increasing global and national prevalence, particularly in India. Recent evidence suggests that both thyroid dysfunction and chronic low-grade inflammation may play pivotal roles in the progression of prediabetes to overt Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Thyroid hormones regulate glucose metabolism, while inflammatory markers such as white blood cell (WBC) count and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are indicators of systemic inflammation often elevated in metabolic disorders.
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September 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Background And Aims: Hypothyroid patients often complain of shortness of breath, fatigue, and exercise intolerance. Both inspiratory and expiratory muscles' weakness is present, and the impairment of pulmonary function may be initiated at the subclinical stage of hypothyroidism. Hence, this study aimed to assess the pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in hypothyroid patients.
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August 2025
General Surgery, Saqr Hospital, Emirates Health Services, Ras Al Khaimah, ARE.
Introduction: The widespread utilization of neck ultrasound (US) by family physicians for the investigation of non-specific neck symptoms, as well as by endocrinologists and general surgeons for symptomatic thyroid problems, has led to an increase in the detection of nonpalpable thyroid nodules. This presents challenges and dilemmas regarding the decision to perform fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). The routine use of cytology is often considered unnecessary, costly, and inconvenient for patients.
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September 2025
Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Both psoriasis and autoimmune thyroid diseases are characterized by chronic inflammation. The previous studies indicated a potential association between psoriasis and autoimmune thyroid diseases. However, the direction and nature of these relationships remain unclear.
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September 2025
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing, China.
This study aims to elucidate the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) index and perimenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) risk. A total of 306 patients diagnosed with perimenopausal AUB at our hospital between January 2022 and December 2023 were enrolled. Using a TyG index cutoff of 0.
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