SAT-276 Vitamin D Deficiency In Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
| Autor: | Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, Sheila Perez-Colon, Elna Kochummen, Vivian L. Chin, Sumeet Arora |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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General Pediatric Endocrinology
T1D Hypoglycemia and Growth medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system endocrine system diseases business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.disease Thyroiditis vitamin D deficiency Endocrinology Pediatric Endocrinology Internal medicine Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Endocrine Society |
| ISSN: | 2472-1972 |
| Popis: | Background: Vitamin D (25OHD) deficiency is associated with the presence of antithyroid antibodies and abnormal thyroid function tests, suggesting that vitamin D may be involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (1). Some have described an inverse association between 25OHD levels and thyroid antibody titers as well as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT) (2). Objective: To study vitamin D deficiency in children and young adults with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and to assess the relationship between 25OHD levels and thyroid antibody titers (thyroid peroxidase/TPO Ab and thyroglobulin/Tg Ab) in our center. Methodology: An IRB-approved study consisting of 20 patients, ages 1- 21 years with HT was conducted in endocrinology clinic and vitamin D status was assessed. Fifteen had 25OHD deficiency defined as |
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