Evaluation of Thyroid Functions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Journal Title: World Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 11, Issue
Abstract
COPD being a systemic disease, is frequently associated with alteration of systemic functions. This study was designed to determine the thyroid functions in COPD patients during the acute exacerbations and during the stable phase. This study was done to determine whether thyroid functions were significantly altered during exacerbation. We picked up 96 cases of acute exacerbations of COPD who came for treatment in our hospital and analysed their thyroid function (T3, T4, TSH) at the time of admission and after one month of admission (during follow up). We found that 62 patients have lower than normal thyroid functions, among whom the levels of T3, T4, and TSH were decreasing during the exacerbation stage and more significantly in above 60 years of age group and in those patients with diabetes mellitus. Of these 62 patients, 43 were followed up after one month to know the status of thyroid functions after recovery. It was found that the thyroid functions are being restored to normalcy during the stable followup stage in most of the cases. In Conclusions: The thyroid functions were at lower normal range in patients with COPD and even lower during the exacerbations. It was found that thyroid functions were lower more profoundly in older age group and diabetics.
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Prakash M, Harish M, Suryanarayana V, Padmapriya M, Dharmic S
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- DOI 10.5829/idosi.wjms.2014.11.1.82110
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Evaluation of Thyroid Functions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD being a systemic disease, is frequently associated with alteration of systemic functions. This study was designed to determine the thyroid functions in COPD patients during the acute exacerbations and during the s...