A retrospective analysis of 25 cases of Addison's disease caused by adrenal tuberculosis in Tibet and review of related literature.

Background: To investigate the clinical characteristics of Addison's disease caused by adrenal tuberculosis in Tibet. After the anti-tuberculosis treatment, the clinical features between continuous glucocorticoid therapy and glucocorticoid withdrawal were analyzed.

Methods: Clinical data of patients with Addison's disease caused by adrenal tuberculosis diagnosed in The People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region from January 2015 to October 2021 were collected and analyzed.

Erythrocytosis and Performance of HbA1c in Detecting Diabetes on an Oxygen-Deficient Plateau: A Population-based Study.

Context: The hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test is a standard test for diabetes screening and diagnosis.

Objective: To evaluate A1c performance for diabetes screening in high-altitude polycythemia compared to a population with a high proportion of people living in an oxygen-deficient environment.

Design: A population-based epidemiological survey was conducted.

Safety of Metformin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Living on an Oxygen-Deficient Plateau, Tibet, China.

Background: In the general population, the absolute risk of lactic acidosis in patients treated with metformin appears to be low. However, in the Tibetan plateau, an extreme oxygen-deficient environment, there are no data available concerning the safety of metformin. The aim of our study is to assess the safety of metformin in people of the plateau area.

[Indoor air pollution in the Nam Co and Ando Regions in the Tibetan Plateau].

Concentrations and variations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO) within tents from the Nam Co and Ando regions were observed at summer 2009, in order to understand the concentrations and variations of PM2.5 and CO in these tents (or in rooms) and their main affect factors, as well as the exposure of different residents.