Thyroid News

Adults with multiple neuroendocrine neoplasia type 2 frequently exhibit high levels of coping strategies, but they should be actively monitored for symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to findings published in Thyroid.

The American Thyroid Association recently added resources on thyroid and pregnancy and on hyperthyroidism to its library of printable pocket cards and mobile apps, which allow quick reference to up-to-date guidance on thyroid disorders, according to a press release.

The risk for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis among first-degree relatives of adults with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is nine times higher than that among the general population, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Nearly three quarters of adults with central diabetes insipidus had anterior pituitary dysfunction, with a fairly low incidence of serious complications, according to researchers in Israel.

Women with elevated prepregnancy thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may have an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, study data from China show.

A 46-year-old Asian woman was seen in the endocrine clinic for evaluation of a goiter. She was originally from China, where here physician noted that she had an enlarged thyroid gland and reported an abnormal thyroid by ultrasound.

Half of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, or MEN1, who developed duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases died within 10 years, according to researchers in the Netherlands.

Cognitive outcomes in children through age 5 years born to women with subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia were not significantly improved with levothyroxine treatment compared with placebo, according to published findings.

Treatment with thyroid hormone extract should be standardized and regulated by the FDA to diminish reported adverse events, according to a survey of physicians who manage patients with thyroid disease published in Endocrine Practice.

Rates of thyroid dysfunction are similar between adults with and without noninfectious uveitis, suggesting that those with the ocular condition have no increased need for routine thyroid function evaluation, according to published findings.