Prevalence of Sub-Clinical Hypothyroidism in HIV Patient of India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: AIDS is caused by HIV, a non-transforming human retro-virus belonging to the lentivirus family; two genetically different but related forms of HIV, called HIV-1 and HIV-2 have been isolated from patients with AIDS. Objective: The main objective of the current study is to investigate that the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in HIV positive patients with treatment and without treatment. Method: Those HIV positive patients which were admitted in Medicine ward or attending Medicine / ART OPD of NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur were selected for the study. The patient presented with signs & symptoms of hypothyroidism (like tiredness/weakness, dry skin, feeling cold, hair loss, constipation, dyspnoea, impaired hearing, hoarse voice, weight gain with poor appetite, difficulty Concentrating & poor memory etc.) were excluded from the study. Further, patients with diagnosed case of Thyroid disease, renal disease, Malignancy & patient receiving drugs Affecting Thyroid function were screened & were also excluded from the study. Result: Finding of the present study shows that Thyroid Dysfunction in 200 HIV positive patients. Among those 26 patients (13%) had Thyroid Dysfunction. Out of these 26 patients, 15 were male &11were female. Thyroid Dysfunction was slightly more common in female patient (14.67%) Than male patients (12%). Conclusion: In this present study, out of 200 HIV positive cases, 125 (62.5%) were male & 75 (37.5%) were female, age ranging from 14 to 70 years. Maximum HIV positive patients were in the age group of 26-45 years. Out of 200 HIV positive patients, 26 patients (13%) had Thyroid Dysfunction. Among these 26 patients, 23 patients (11.5%) had subclinical hypothyroidism. 88.5% cases of thyroid dysfunction were of subclinical Hypothyroidism. Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism was found to be slightly more among females (12%) than males (11.2%)
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Savita Aharwal
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