Background: Diabetes has become a major health challenge worldwide. Various studies have found that diabetes and thyroid disorders mutually influence each other and both disorders tend to coexist. Objective: To find out the prevalence of thyroid disorders in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and methods: The study was conducted on 200 patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus aged betwe...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is very common in clinical practice and there is some evidence that it may be associated with cardiovascular disease. The aim here was to evaluate the frequencies of subclinical thyroid disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women at a workplace, and to evaluate the association between subclinical thyroid disease and cardi...

OBJECTIVES The interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy for HCV hepatitis may exacerbate or induce underlying thyroid disorders. Besides viral factors, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) may be an independent risk factor. METHODS We evaluated fifteen patients with HCV chronic hepatitis during a period of 40 months. At the enrollment, all the patients were negative for thyroid disorders, excluding ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the lipid profile of the subclinical and clinical hypothyroid patients and to evaluate the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and lipid profile in hypothyroidism. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Islamic International Medical College, Riphah International University, Islamabad, and Citi Laboratory, Rawalpindi, from January to Decemb...

OBJECTIVES : Th e interferon-α (IFN-α) therapy for HCV hepatitis may exacerbate or induce underlying thyroid disorders. Besides viral factors, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) may be an independent risk factor. METHODS : We evaluated fi ft een patients with HCV chronic hepatitis during a period of 40 months. At the enrolment, all the patients were negative for thyroid disorders, excluding one ...

Background: The clinical association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hypothyroidism is important as both these conditions are associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) which in turn makes the patients more prone for cardiovascular disease. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, the prevalence of thyroid disorders and MetS were studied in 54 consecutive adult patients with RA...

Psoriasis (PsO) is a chronic relapsing/remitting autoimmune skin disease, associated with an increased risk of other autoimmune disorders. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis occurring approximately in 30% of PsO patients. Sporadic cases of association between PsO and autoimmune thyroid disorders (AITDs) have been reported. However, two different recent studies did not...

Thyroid disorders are the second most common endocrine condition following diabetes mellitus. It is not difficult for physicians to diagnose and treat patients with overt hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism presenting significant biochemical derangements and clinical symptoms. In the spectrum of subclinical thyroid dysfunction and nonthyroidal illness syndrome (i.e., alterations in thyroid hormon...