Title of article :
Thyroid diseases and lichen planopilaris: A case control study
Author/Authors :
Toossi, Parviz Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sebti, Arezo Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sarvghadi, Farzaneh Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the thyroid
function status in patients with lichen planopilaris.
Methods: In this case control study, 26 (8 male and 18 female)
consecutive lichen planopilaris patients, and 36 age and sex
matched controls were evaluated for thyroid function status.
Results: The median antithyroglobulin serum level was higher
in patients than controls (47.1 IU/mL vs. 10.2 IU/mL, P<0.0001).
Conclusion: The results of our study showed that a significant
percentage of lichen planopilaris patients had an abnormal thyroid
function, especially hypothyroidism. As the sample size of our
study was small, further studies with more patients are required.
Keywords :
thyroid diseases , lichen planopilaris , hypothyroidism
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
