Publications by authors named "W Matuszewski"
Subacute thyroiditis (also known as granulomatous thyroiditis, giant cell thyroiditis, de Quervain's disease, or SAT) is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland, usually spontaneously remitting, that lasts for weeks to months. However, recurrent forms sometimes occur which may have a genetic basis. In our paper, we have focused on the pathogenetics, symptoms, and treatment of SAT.
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- - Diabetes mellitus (DM) is linked to serious health issues, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is a major cause of vision loss; adaptive optics (AO) can detect early changes in retinal cones that may indicate DR.
- - The study analyzed 68 DM1 patients and 41 healthy participants, measuring various health metrics and using an AO retinal camera to assess cone morphology; DM1 patients showed significantly lower regularity in cone structure compared to healthy controls.
- - Findings indicate that abnormalities in cone parameters could be potential risk factors for DR; the study emphasizes the need for further research into similar lesions in the brain, suggesting a broader impact of diabetes-related changes.
Introduction: Adrenal incidentaloma (AI) secreting small amounts of glucocorticoids may cause morphological and functional changes in the blood vessels. Early stages of cardiovascular remodeling may be observed among asymptomatic patients with AI. But it is unclear whether the nonfunctional adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI) may also be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Hashimoto's disease (HD) is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in developed countries, linked to genetic factors and environmental triggers, including endocrine disruptors found in our diets.
- HD is frequently mentioned in media for causing weight gain and fatigue, highlighting its growing recognition as a significant public health issue.
- The rise in incidental diagnoses of adrenal tumors, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, raises questions about the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and adrenal health, further emphasizing the need to study the connections between these endocrine disorders and factors like obesity and insulin resistance.
Compared to the general population, among people with adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) the diagnosis of obesity, hypertension, impaired carbohydrate and lipid metabolism is more common. The aformentioned disorders represent typical cardiovascular remodeling risk factors. The study was designed to assess the association between NFAIs, metabolic profile and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as the predictive factor of atherosclerosis.
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