Abstract

YANES QUESADA, Marelys et al. Clinical and functional characterization in patients with initial diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2007.. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2008, vol.19, n.2. ISSN 1561-2953.

INTRODUCTION: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid affection of slow evolution and it is the first cause of hypothyroidism with goiter in zones with an adequate ingestion of iodine. OBJECTIVE: to identify the clinical characteristics (age, sex, family pathological history of thyroid disease and presence of goiter), as well as the state of thyroid function at the moment of diagnosing Hashimoto's thyroiditis. METHODS: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 41 patients with initial diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis during 2007. They were surveyed and they underwent a thyroid medical examination. The thyroid stimulating hormone dosage and the total thyroxin were determined. The data were analyzed by using the percentage methods, and they were exposed in tables. RESULTS: a predominance of the female sex (78 %) was observed. According to age and sex, the most frequent group was the group of females aged 50-59 with 29.26 %. 60.97 % of the patients had family pathological history of thyroid disease. All the patients presented goiter and the grade II was the most common, with 60.97 %. 58.53 % of the patients were functionally euthyroideal. CONCLUSIONS: Hashimoto's thyroiditis was more frequent among females and in the fifth decade of life. The presence of personal pathological history was very usual and all the patients had goiter on the diagnosis. The grade II goiter was the most observed. Most of the patients had a normal thyroid function.

Keywords : Thyroiditis; Hashimoto.

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