A Study of Serum Haptoglobin Levels in Case of Primary Idiopathic HypothyroidismI. A. Shaafie1, A. S. M. Giasuddin1, R. S. Tobgi1, M. N. Khazi21From Department of Laboratory Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi-Libya. 2From Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi-Libya.
Twenty five patients with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Primary Idiopathic Hypothyroidism were subjected to serum haptoglobin estimation before the commencement of replacement therapy with L-thyroxine. Serum haptoglobin levels were observed to be significantly reduced or absent in these patients (p<0.05). The serum levels of haptoglobin in these patients showed a marked rise during the treatment and follow-up period of four and eight weeks (p<0.05). The role of serum haptoglobin as the cheapest and sensitive marker for laboratory diagnosis of Primary Idiopathic Hypothyroidism and its role in the management of these patients are discussed. Keywords: Hypothyroidism, haptoglobin, T3, T4, thyroid stimulating hormone.
I. A. Shaafie, A. S. M. Giasuddin, R. S. Tobgi, M. N. Khazi. A Study of Serum Haptoglobin Levels in Case of Primary Idiopathic Hypothyroidism. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1995; 8(3): 103-106
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