THYROID PRIMARY AND METASTATIC MALIGNANT TUMOURS OF POOR PROGNOSIS MAY MIMIC SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS - TIME TO CHANGE THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA: CASE REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Thyroid primary and metastatic malignant tumours of poor prognosis may mimic subacute thyroiditis - time to change the diagnostic criteria: case reports and a review of the literature

Abstract Background The diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is based mainly on the presence of painful thyroid goitre and a significant increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).Proceeding according to these diagnostic criteria may lead to an incorrect diagnosis and treatment.Extremely dangerous is the situation when the diagnosis of SAT

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Pharmacovigilance Signals of the Opioid Epidemic over 10 Years: Data Mining Methods in the Analysis of Pharmacovigilance Datasets Collecting Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Reported to EudraVigilance (EV) and the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)

In the past twenty years, the consumption of opioid medications has reached significant proportions, leading to a rise in drug misuse and abuse and increased opioid dependence and related fatalities.Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether there are pharmacovigilance signals of abuse, misuse, and dependence and their nature for the

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