Publications by authors named "M Plazinska"
Introduction: Radiosynovectomy (RSV) is a minimally invasive method of treating and controlling joint inflammation refractory to conventional pharmacotherapy. It consist in intraarticular injection of radioactive colloids which irradiate the inflamed synovial membrane to cause its subsequent involution. Despite the fact that hip joint involvement is quite common in systemic inflammatory arthropathies, hip joint RSVs are rarely performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a thorough review of the literature on Riedel thyroiditis (RT) with emphasis on aetiology, diagnosis and management, using the PubMed, Sinomed, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. Although the exact aetiology of RT remains obscure, the histopathological features are consistent with a localized form of IgG-related systemic disease (IgG-RSD). Nevertheless, IgG4-RSD as a systemic fibroinflammatory disorder per se rarely affects the thyroid in the context of multiorgan manifestations.
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- - The study examines the effect of lithium carbonate on iodine uptake in hyperthyroid patients with low radioiodine uptake (RAIU) levels, comparing those who received lithium (Li(+)) to those who did not (Li(-)).
- - Results showed that patients in the Li(+) group had higher initial levels of free triiodothyronine (fT3) and free thyroxine (fT4) at the start, but these levels decreased significantly after 24 hours to 1 month post-treatment.
- - Lithium therapy resulted in a significant increase in RAIU across different time intervals, suggesting its potential role in improving the effectiveness of radioiodine therapy for these patients.
Introduction: Autoimmune reactions in Graves' disease (GD) occur not only in the thyroid gland, but also in the orbital connective tissue, eyelids, extraocular muscles. The occurrence of orbitopathy in the course of GD is influenced by environmental factors, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D (vitD) and changes in the titers of anti-TSH receptor (TSHR-Abs), antithyroglobulin (Tg-Abs), and antiperoxidase (TPO-Abs) autoantibodies.
Materials/methods: The study involved 269 patients with Graves' disease (GD), divided into four subgroups (1-4), i.e.