| Autor: |
Prasanna Kumar, K. M., Kalra, Pramila, Kallur, K. G., Vadyanathan, Vidya, Shankar, Mythri, Nadig, Murali |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism; 2013 Supplement, Vol. 17 Issue S1, pS378-S379, 2p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Thyroiditis involves thyroid gland inflammation due to a wide variety of causes. The common varieties are subacute, silent, and postpartum thyroiditis. Aims and Objectives: To retrospectively collect demographic data of thyroiditis from Bangalore over the past 5 years. Materials and Methods: Data was collected from five major nuclear medicine centers in Bangalore of the patients who came for Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pertechnetate scan of the thyroid. The diagnosis was based on the Tc-99m scan evidence of thyroiditis in these patients. Results: The total number of cases recorded were 2513. The females were more commonly affected compared to males with sex distribution of 1530 females vs. 787 males (2:1).The mean age of Abst females was 32.5 ± 11.3 years while the mean age of males was 37.2 ± 12.4 years. The highest numbers of cases were recorded in the month of June and August. Conclusions: The females developed thyroiditis more frequently and at an earlier age as compared to males and it was more common in the months of June and August. This data could give us an insight into the demographic pattern of thyroiditis in our country and may help in planning future preventive strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
