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
Pages
4
From page
104
To page
107
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
Serial Year
2015
Record number
2480536
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