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- Title
FREQUENCY OF HYPERURICEMIA IN THYROID DYSFUNCTION.
- Authors
Hameed, Sanober; Sahar, Najam Us; Hashim, Rizwan; Ayyub, Aisha; Ali, Salman
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of hyperuricemia in patients with thyroid dysfunction. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical Pathology, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) Islamabad and Military Hospital (MH) Rawalpindi, from Apr 2013 to Jun 2014. Material and Methods: Fifty five individuals with thyroid dysfunction were included in this study. Detailed history was recorded on a questionnaire, blood samples were collected and serum total tri-iodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and uric acid levels were measured. Results: Among the fifty five participants, 16 (29.1%) were male while 39 (70.9%) were females. Mean age of the subjects was 45.49 ± 16.7 years in this study. Hyperuricemia was observed in seventeen (30.9%) individuals with thyroid dysfunction. Mean serum uric acid level was found to be 418.3 ± 147 μmol/l in participants. Conclusion: High frequency of hyperuricemia occurs in patients with thyroid dysfunction. Therefore in patients presenting with thyroid dysfunction, evaluation of underlying hyperuricemia should be considered by the clinicians.
- Subjects
HYPERURICEMIA; THYROID diseases; THYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; PITUITARY hormones; GLYCOPROTEIN hormones
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018, Vol 68, Issue 3, p585
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article