Rituximab Treatment as Second-Line Therapy in Glucocorticoid Nonresponsive Graves' Orbitopathy: A Nonrandomized, Controlled, Interventional Study.

Objective: In moderate-to-severe Graves' orbitopathy, rituximab is recommended as second-line therapy in patients nonresponsive to intravenous glucocorticoids. We aimed to evaluate rituximab as early second-line therapy, as data are scarce and contradictory.

Methods: In this nonrandomized, controlled, interventional study, patients with Graves' orbitopathy started on intravenous glucocorticoids.

Urinary iodine excretion and optimal time point for sampling when estimating 24-h urinary iodine.

Iodine deficiency may cause thyroid dysfunction. The iodine intake in a population is measured by urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in spot samples or 24-h urinary iodine excretion (24UIE). 24UIE is considered the gold standard and may be estimated using an equation including UIC, urinary creatinine concentration, sex and age (e24UIE).

Register-based information on thyroid diseases in Europe: lessons and results from the EUthyroid collaboration.

Objective: Registers of diagnoses and treatments exist in different forms in the European countries and are potential sources to answer important research questions. Prevalence and incidence of thyroid diseases are highly dependent on iodine intake and, thus, iodine deficiency disease prevention programs. We aimed to collect European register data on thyroid outcomes to compare the rates between countries/regions with different iodine status and prevention programs.

A randomized, double-blind study of iodine supplementation during pregnancy in Sweden: pilot evaluation of maternal iodine status and thyroid function.

Purpose: Pregnant women in Sweden are mildly iodine deficient. We investigated the effect of daily iodine supplementation on the iodine and thyroid status of pregnant women.

Methods: In this pilot, randomized, double-blind trial, 200 thyroid-healthy pregnant women were recruited at mean (standard deviation) pregnancy week 8.

Inadequate iodine intake in lactating women in Sweden: A pilot 1-year, prospective, observational study.

Introduction: Breastfed infants depend on breast-milk iodine for growth and brain development, as iodine is a trace element important for thyroid hormone production. Iodine need is higher during lactation; hence, mothers and children are at risk of iodine deficiency. We aimed to explore maternal iodine and thyroidal status during lactation.