Clinical spectrum of adult onset spontaneous primary hypothyroidism
Saudi Medical Journal. 1999; 20 (11): 870-873
in English
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| ID: emr-114843
ABSTRACT
Hypothyroidism is a common entity in this part of the world. The objective of this study was to analyse the clinical and endocrine/biochemical data of 250 subjects with spontaneous primary hypothyroidism. Subjects 18 years or older who had thyroid stimulating hormone value of >10 mIU/ml were studied for clinical and biochemical features. There was a female predominance, female to male ratio being 3.2 1. There was a less frequent occurrence of thyromegaly and the patients were relatively younger. Predominant occurrence in females and less frequent occurrence of thyromegaly suggest a possible autoimmune atrophic thyroiditis as the most probable etiology of spontaneous primary hypothyroidism
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
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Adult
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
1999
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