The Prevalence of Thyroid Disorders in Patients with Melasma

المؤلفون

  • Yesar MH Al-Shamma
  • Hadi Abed Hadi Al-Wakeel
  • Iman Jawad Mahdi Al-Awadi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28922/qmj.2016.12.21.107-111

الملخص

Background: Melasma is an acquired hyper pigmentation disorder recognized by blotchy, light-to-dark brown color macules distributed symmetrically in the sun-exposed parts in the body especially the face due to multiple causing factors including hormonal imbalance. Aim of study: To detect the pravelance of thyroid disorderes in iraqi patients with melasma and its effect on cardiovascular variables, and to detect the relationship between autoimmune thyroid disorders with melasma. Materials and methods :The design of the study is a case control study which included 122 subjects (82 melasma patients and 40 control group) where eighty two consenting  patients  (8 male and 74 female)  clinically  diagnosed  to have  melasma  and  aged 15-45 years (32.05±8.51 years) were  included  in  the  study, and fourty  healthy  volunteer  of controls group are  included   in  the  study aged 15-45 years (31.6±8.35 years). The males and females were classified into three age groups for each one, fifteen years interval  was considered to be suitable for classifying  subjects. Patients were investigated for levels of (T3,T4,TSH,TgAb,and TPO). Results: Melasma  were more common in  females than  males . Also thyroid autoimmunity were more common in females than  males. There was no significant difference in (heart rate, blood pressure, mean blood pressure, pulse pressure, and double product) between patients of melasma and control groups. The melasma group value of  TSH  is  significantly  higher  than that of control group and  also the melasma group value of  both TgAb, and TPO are significantly higher than that of control group .While  no  significant  difference  in T3 and T4. Conclusion: There were considerable association between melasma and autoimmune thyroid disorders, mostly in females.

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2017-07-16

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