An Unusual and Severe Thyrotoxicosis in a Twin Pregnancy: Fortune Favors the Brave.

Graves' disease (GD) and gestational transient thyrotoxicosis (GTT) are the most common causes of thyrotoxicosis during pregnancy, with prevalence ranging from 0.1% to 1% and from 1% to 3%, respectively. Hyperthyroidism during pregnancy can have severe consequences if not promptly recognized and treated.

One-year follow-up comparison of two hybrid closed-loop systems in Italian children and adults with type 1 diabetes.

Background And Aims: Tandem Control-IQ and MiniMed 780G are the main Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop (AHCL) systems currently available in pediatric and adult patients with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The aim of our study was to evaluate glycemic control after 1-year of follow-up extending our previous study of 1-month comparison between the two systems.

Methods: We retrospectively compared clinical and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data from the patients included in the previous study which have completed 1-year observation period.

Therapeutic response and long-term follow-up in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient presenting with Kikuchi's disease.

Kikuchi's disease (KD) can occur in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The treatment of concomitant diseases, however, is unclear. We describe a case of a 45-y-old man who presented with generalized histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, fever, malaise and weight loss.

Endometriosis of the appendix with decidual polyp formation: a rare cause of acute appendicitis during pregnancy.

We report a case of a 28-year-old female, Grava 2, Para I, Ab. 0, who presented acute abdominal pain on the 21st week of her gestation. A diagnosis of acute appendicitis was entertained and an appendectomy performed.

How safe is hysteroscopic surgery? Our experience in the first 78 cases.

In this report we have considered the effectiveness of operative hysteroscopy for the treatment of endouterine pathologies in 78 patients admitted in our department from June 1991 to April 1994.