Study on clinical and etiological profile of hypothyroid patients at tertiary care center

Abstract

Background: Hypothyroidism was common endocrine disorder all over the world.Most prevalent among Indian population. common symptoms of hypothyroid patients were fatigaability,weight gain. Most of the time symptoms were non specific,most common aetiology for hypothyroid patients was auto immune aetiology like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Aims: To determine the etiological profile of hypothyroid patients and to describe various Clinical Manifestations in Hypothyroid patients. Materials and Methods: The hospital based cross sectional observational study was carried out in department of General Medicine, atMandya institute of medical sciences ,Mandya. Total 90 patients were included in the study. Results: In present study, total 90 patients were included, out of these 84(93.3%) were females and 6(6.7%) were males. Most common age group was 31-40(37.7%) years, followed by 41 -50(33.3%) years. most common symptoms were fatigability(57.7%),weight gain (53.3%),hair loss (38.8%). Most common Etiology was Hashimoto’s thyroidits(46.6%). Conclusions: Hypothyroidism was common endocrine disorder among females. Early diagnosis can be made out by Biochemical investigations. Early treatment can prevent long term Morbidity.