Publications by authors named "Xiao-feng Chai"

Article Synopsis
  • A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized due to severe hyperthyroidism caused by improper use of anti-thyroid medications, presenting with heart failure and liver damage.
  • Treatment involved the use of anti-thyroid drugs, heart failure management, and liver care, resulting in significant recovery and good follow-up outcomes after discharge.
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Objective: Wolfram syndrome (WS) is a rare, degenerative, and hereditary disorder characterized by ear diabetes mellitus (DM) and optic atrophy (OA). We aim to characterize clinical features in Chinese patients who had been poorly studied until now.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of patients with WS seen in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2002 to 2017.

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Objective: To explore the relationship between maternal milk and serum thyroid hormones in patients with thyroid-related diseases.

Methods: Serum and breast milk samples were collected from 56 breastfeeding mothers. Milk and serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), triiodothyronine(T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyrotrophin (TSH) were determined, and T3/T4 was calculated.

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