Abstract
To compare serum thyroid hormone, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, folic acid, and ferritin levels between pediatric chalazion patients and healthy children. Under 18-year-old chalazion patients and age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included into this retrospective case-control study. The peripheric blood sampling results obtained within six months from ophthalmological examination were investigated for statistical analysis. Free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), vitamin B12, vitamin D3, folic acid, and ferritin levels of the chalazion and control groups were compared. The male-to-female ratio was 8/28 in the chalazion group and 22/48 in the control group (p > 0.05). The mean age was 13.891 ± 3.924years (3-17) and 12.346 ± 3.963years (4-17) in the groups, respectively (p > 0.05). The mean time between ophthalmological examination and peripheric blood sampling was 3.012 ± 2.201months (0-6) and 2.092 ± 1.906months (0-6) in the groups, respectively (p > 0.05). The mean value of ferritin was 18.641 ± 8.971μg/L (5.900-38.600) in the chalazion group and 35.455 ± 24.561μg/L (11.850-106.100) in the control group (p = 0.019). The mean values of FT3, FT4, TSH, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, and folic acid levels were similar between the groups (p > 0.05 for all). This study reports that pediatric chalazion patients have lower serum ferritin level than healthy children.
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