Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
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Thyroid disease screening in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author(s): Aqeel Kafoury*
Objective: Changed thyroid chemicals have been depicted in patients
with diabetes particularly those with poor glycemic control. This project's
objective was to evaluate; the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in
children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and the presence of autoantibodies
to serum anti-thyroid peroxidase (serum anti-TPO).
Patients and methods: The study included fifty diabetic children who
attended El-Shatby University Children's Hospital's diabetes clinic on a
regular basis. Twenty healthy children who were identical in age and sex
served as controls. Serum anti-TPO autoantibodies, serum TSH levels, a
clinical examination, and a measurement of HbA1c were all carried out.
Samples with an abnormal serum TSH level were tested for serum T4 and
T3.
Results: Serum anti-TPO c.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.1000991
