Articles by author - Ewelina Szczepanek

The influence of radioiodine therapy on ocular changes and their relation to urine cotinine level in patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy.

Czarnywojtek A, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Budny B, Wasko R, Florek E, Szczepanek E, Komar-Rychlicka K, Waligorska-Stachura J, Kurdybacha P, Miechowicz I, Ruchala M.

Journal Article 2013; 34(3): 241-248 PubMed PMID: 23685424  Keywords:  Adult, Chemoradiotherapy:adverse effects, Cotinine:urine, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Female, Glucocorticoids:administration & dosage, Graves Ophthalmopathy:metabolism, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nicotine:pharmacokinetics, Nicotinic Agonists:ph.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Radioiodine therapy (RIT) is frequently used as the definitive treatment in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism when remissi.....

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A rare case of Interferon-alpha-Induced Hyperthyroidism in patients with a chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine.

Czarnywojtek A, Waligórska-Stachura J, Szczepanek E, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Bereszyńska I, Kurdybacha P, Stangierski A, Harasymczuk J, Florek E, Waśko R, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 268-272 PubMed PMID: 22635082  Keywords:  Adult, Agranulocytosis:radiotherapy, Antiviral Agents:adverse effects, Female, Hepatitis C, Chronic:drug therapy, Humans, Hyperthyroidism:blood, Hypothyroidism:blood, Interferon-alpha:adverse effects, Iodine Radioisotopes:therapeutic use, Thyrotropin:bloo.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Conventional management of Interferon-α-Induced Hyperthyroidism (IIH) with radioactive iodine (RAI) may be used when treatmen.....

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Congenital hypothyroidism simulating acromegaly - a diagnostic pitfall.

Ruchala M, Szczepanek E, Tamborska-Zedlewska M, Czarnywojtek A, Wasko R, Sowinski J.

Case Reports 2009; 30(3): 322-326 PubMed PMID: 19855353  Keywords:  Acromegaly:diagnosis, Congenital Hypothyroidism:diagnosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Thyroid Dysgenesis:diagnosis,.    Citation

: Since introduction of population-based neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH), cases of long-term untreated inborn hypoth.....

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Radioiodine therapy in patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT).

Czarnywojtek A, Czepczynski R, Ruchala M, Wasko R, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Szczepanek E, Zamyslowska H, Bartkowiak Z, Florek E, Sowinski J.

Journal Article 2009; 30(2): 209-214 PubMed PMID: 19675515  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Amiodarone:adverse effects, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goiter:radiotherapy, Humans, Hypothyroidism:chemically induced, Iodine Radioisotopes:adverse effects, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Remission Induction, Thyrotoxicosis:chemic.    Citation

INTRODUCTION: Amiodarone (AM) is frequently used in the therapy of patients with cardiac disorders. However, due to high iodine content, i.....

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Graves' hyperthyroidism following primary hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis in a case of thyroid hemiagenesis: case report.

Ruchała M, Szczepanek E, Skiba A, Czepczyński R, Sowiński J.

Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 55-58 PubMed PMID: 18283259  Keywords:  Disease Progression, Female, Graves Disease:diagnosis, Hashimoto Disease:complications, Humans, Hypothyroidism:complications, Middle Aged, Thyroid Gland:abnormalities,.    Citation

: Thyroid hemiagenesis (TH) is a rare inborn anomaly, resulting from failure of one thyroid lobe development. It is usually detected incid.....

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