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Background: Subacute thyroiditis is generally believed to be induced by viral infection, and little attention has been paid to anti-thyroid antibodies. Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of anti-thyroid antibodies in patients with subacute thyroiditis. Methods: Anti-thyroglobulin (TgAb) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) were measured with 4 different immunoassay kits currently used in 40 patients in the early phase of subacute thyroiditis. Results: The proportion of samples positive for TgAb was 52.5 ± 13.7% (mean of 4 kits), which was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that positive for TPOAb (15.6 ± 6.5%). The prevalence of positive TgAb alone (negative TPOAb) was also significantly higher than that of TPOAb alone (negative TgAb). TgAb titers decreased or disappeared within 4 months to 6 years in 6 patients. Conclusions: Patient samples were moderately positive for TgAb initially, but the titer decreased or disappeared afterwards in subacute thyroiditis.
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Introduction: Marine-Lenhart syndrome (MLS) is now understood to be a combination of Graves’ disease and autonomously functioning thyroid nodule(s) (AFTNs). The prevalence of the syndrome and suitable treatments for those living in iodine-sufficient areas are uncertain. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the prevalence, treatment, and prognosis of MLS in Japan, an iodine-sufficient area. Methods: This study involved patients who visited our hospital between February 2005 and August 2019. Among patients with both thyrotoxicosis and thyroid nodule(s) larger than 10 mm, MLS and isolated AFTNs were diagnosed based on serum thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody levels and scintigraphy using radioiodine or technetium-99m and thyroid uptake. Results: Twenty-two patients were found to have MLS, compared to 372 with isolated AFTNs and 8,343 with Graves’ disease, during the period. Therefore, the rate of MLS cases was 0.26% among all patients with Graves’ disease (22/8,343). Treatments and outcomes were assessed for cases of MLS (n = 18) and isolated AFTNs (n = 269). Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) were withdrawn in 27.8% of cases in the MLS group and 10.3% in the isolated AFTN group. There was no significant difference in the clinical outcome after ATD withdrawal between the 2 groups. However, the rate of hypothyroidism after radioactive iodine (RAI) administration was significantly higher in the MLS group than in the isolated AFTN group (42.9 vs. 9.0%, p = 0.005) despite similar doses of RAI. Conclusions: The prevalence of MLS among patients with Graves’ disease was 0.26% in Japan. RAI therapy induces hypothyroidism more frequently than in those with AFTNs probably because RAI is taken up in the surrounding Graves’ tissues.
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Objective
This study aimed to elucidate disproportionately low serum thyroglobulin (Tg) values in Tg antibody (TgAb)-positive patients with structural recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
Design
A retrospective study was performed on 176 patients in whom Tg and TgAb levels were measured between 2016 and 2021. Several comprehensive analyses of Tg-LC-MS/MS with an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for Tg (Tg-ECLIA) were conducted using serum samples.
Methods
TgAb-positive patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with multiple lung metastases due to PTC were evaluated using Tg-LC-MS/MS and Tg-ECLIA. Tg expression in lymph node metastases and metastatic lesions was evaluated by immunohistochemistry and Tg levels of aspiration washouts were also evaluated. Two in vitro assays were performed to elucidate TgAb interference.
Results
Tg concentrations of negative TgAb in both assays were similar (R2= 0.99; n = 52). Patients with structural recurrence showed higher Tg values with Tg-LC-MS/MS than with Tg-ECLIA. The undetectable proportion was significantly lower with Tg-LC-MS/MS (31.6%, 6/19) than with Tg-ECLIA (68.4%, 13/19; P = 0.023). The spike-recovery rate and Tg concentrations determined by the serum mixture text (n = 29) were significantly reduced to 75.0% (118.3–88.7%) and 81.3% (107.0–87.0%), respectively, with TgAb using Tg-ECLIA (both P < 0.001) confirming assay interference but not using Tg-LC-MS/MS (91.8–92.3%, P = 0.77 and 98.4–100.8%, P = 0.18, respectively).
Conclusions
TgAb had no effect on the Tg-LC-MS/MS assay but yielded 19–25% lower values in Tg-ECLIA. Tg-LC-MS/MS is preferable for monitoring serum Tg levels in TgAb-positive patients, although those with structural recurrence often had disproportionally low Tg values.
