Rhinitis in patients with acquired hypothyroidism
| Autor: | Elif Sakci, Cem Kavvasoglu, Semra Kulekci Ozturk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Mucociliary clearance Thyrotropin Disease Nose Hypothyroidism Internal medicine medicine Humans Euthyroid Rhinitis business.industry General Medicine Nasal Mucosa Thyroxine medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Mucociliary Clearance Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow Female Neurosurgery Nasal Obstruction business Hormone Respiratory tract |
| Zdroj: | European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 278(1) |
| ISSN: | 1434-4726 |
| Popis: | Our aim was to evaluate the rhinological changes during hypothyroid and euthyroid periods in patients with acquired hypothyroidism. The newly diagnosed 40 adult patients with hypothyroidism who presented to the Endocrinology clinic at a tertiary hospital were enrolled in the study. Patients having blood thyroid-stimulating hormone levels greater than 4.95 IU/dl were consulted to the ENT clinic. Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scores, Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow rates and nasal mucociliary clearance time of patients were noted before and 4 months after the oral levothyroxine sodium tablet treatment. Of the patients included in the study, 34 (85%) were females and 6 (15%) were males. The mean thyroid-stimulating hormone values before the treatment was 10.01 ± 3.31 IU/dl and 4.03 ± 2.45 IU/dl at the end of the treatment. The difference in values was statistically significant (p |
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