Thyroid gland changes in patients with acromegaly.

Emil Natchev Silvia Vandeva Roussanka Dimitrova Kovatcheva Georgi Kirilov Krassimir Kalinov Sabina Zacharieva

Published in: Archives of endocrinology and metabolism (2020)

Thyroid volume in patients with acromegaly depends on disease activity and the presence of secondary hypothyroidism as a complication. The increased prevalence of nodular goiter determines the need of regular ultrasound thyroid evaluation in the follow-up of patients with acromegaly. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2020;64(3):269-75.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
growth hormone
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
risk factors
replacement therapy
computed tomography
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound