Abstract
Background: The thyroid dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis is well-known but unfortunately there are only few studies available in our country to assess the thyroid function in RA patients.
 Methods: It was a Hospital based observational, descriptive study . Upgraded department of General Medicine, SMS Medical College and AttachedHospitals, (Jaipur).
 Results: Maximum patients 208(80.00%) are euthyroid followed by 28(10.77%) are overt - hypothyroidism, 22(8.46%) subclinical hypothyroidism and 2 patients (0.77%) are subclinical hyperthyroidism patients
 Conclusion: Prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions in rheumatoid arthritis is high and associated with thyroid autoimmunity and suggested that allrheumatoid arthritis patients should go for thyroid functions. Hence, it is advisable to screen the patients of rheumatoid arthritis for thyroid dysfunction so that early identification and treatment can provide a healthier life ahead.
 Keywords: NAFLD, TSH, T3, T4.
Highlights
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a most common progressive, multi- systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of multiple joints with associated systemic manifestations
RA is a multi factorial chronic condition, resulting from the complex interaction between genetic factors, environmental factors like cigarette smoking, auto-antibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated Protein antibodies (ACPA), infectious agents as well as nutritional and hormonal factors but autoimmunity plays a pivotal role in its chronicity and progression.[2]
The most common thyroid dysfunction observed was overt hypothyroidism seen in 10.77% of the patients followed by subclinical hypothyroidism seen in 8.46% and subclinical hyperthyroidism 0.77% of patients
Summary
Upgraded Department of General Medicine, SMS MedicalCollege and Attached Hospitals, (Jaipur) Article Info: Received 07 October 2021; Accepted 11 November 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i11.2299 Corresponding author: Dr Pankaj Mangal Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest.
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