" It is perhaps today, where a certain underevaluation-well, even disrespect-of scientific
research is growing-useful again and again to refer to the fact of how well suited the …

Publisher Summary This chapter mainly focuses on autoimmune thyroiditis in man and
animals. Discussion made in the chapter has shared thoughts from an extensive review on …

The superior ovarian nerve (SON) arrives at the ovary through the suspensory ligament and
innervates mainly the ovarian stroma. Most neurones from which the SON fibres originate …

It is still unclear what kinds of mechanisms are involved in blister formation after antibodies
bind to the antigens in pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. The effects of IgGs from …

Twenty-two apparently euthyroid patients with endocrine ophthalmopathy not associated
with goiter, antithyroid microsomal or antithyroglobulin antibodies, or overt thyroid disease …

Hyperthyroidism in infants and children usually is caused by Graves' disease; however,
several other diseases can also produce hyperthyroidism in these age groups. Because the …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate comorbidity and overall use and costs of medication for all
Finnish individuals with diabetes treated with drugs compared with sex-and age-matched …

In this chapter, immunological processes directed against thyroid parenchyma in the human
will be considered, both in primary autoimmune thyroid diseases and in other diseases with …

The development of a characteristic ophthalmopathy is a feature of autoimmune diseases of
the thyroid. The link between the conditions has not yet been discovered, but here Jack Wall …

Objectives: Orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy may be performed by open or
transnasal endoscopic approaches; however, criteria for the selection of the appropriate …