ECE2017 Eposter Presentations: Thyroid Thyroid (non-cancer) (260 abstracts)
Screening with TSH and anti-TPO antibodies of patients with vitiligo
Anca E Chiriac 1 , Anca Chiriac 2 & Doina Azoicai 1
1University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Grigore T Popa’, Iasi, Romania; 2Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi, Romania.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation of vitiligo with thyroid autoimmunity.
Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was done on 75 patients clinically diagnosed (old and new) with different types of vitiligo. Patients with known thyroid disease were excluded from the study. Serum TSH and anti-TPO antibodies were measured in all patients.
Results: The prevalence of anti-TPO antibody positivity was found in 23 of 75 patients (30.6%).
Conclusion: Although none of vitiligo patients enrolled in the study had symptoms or signs of thyroid disease at the time of clinical examination anti-TPO antibodies proved to be positive and with high values in almost one third of the patients. Multidisciplinary approach for patients diagnosed with vitiligo and screening with anti-TPO antibodies are strongly recommended.
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