[Prognostic value of color Doppler ultrasonography of the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis].

91 patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis have been examined. The obtained results showed considerable increase in resistance index in patients with hypothyroidism. It may be used as a prognostic criterion of the development of hypothyroidism.

[Color Doppler ultrasonography of the thyroid gland in diagnostics of autoimmune thyroiditis].

Diagnostics of thyroid gland pathology becomes more efficient with combined use of ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasonography. The article presents Color Doppler Ultrasonography data of 91 patients with hypertrophic and atrophic form of autoimmune thyroiditis. The obtained results showed considerable increase in resistive index in patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and consequently the index can be used as diagnostic criterion of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.

[Phytoconcentrates "dzherelo" and "lizorm" in therapy of autoimmune thyroiditis].

Treatment of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis with phytoconcentrates dzherelo and lizorm has been shown to improve the patients general well-being, alleviate gross manifestations of the condition, impede the development of the autoimmune process. The above therapy is well-tolerated, has no hepato-/nephrotoxic effect, causes no functional/structural disturbances, and does not affect the sizes of the thyroid gland. The phytoconcentrates dzherelo and lizorm can be recommended as treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis (euthyroid state, mild hypothyroisis, in those settings where activity of the autoimmune process is not very high.

[Phytopreparation Diabetin in treatment of patients with insulin-independent diabetes mellitus].

The phytopreparation "Diabetin" has a sugar-reducing, anorexigenic effects, facilitates loss of flesh lowering the body mass, causes the manifestations of diabetic angio- and neuropathies to delay. It is recommended as treatment of a mild form of diabetes as monotherapy or in moderately severe course of the trouble it can be used in combination with other peroral sugar-lowering drug preparations.