A Study on Vitamin B12 Levels in Hypothyroid Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
CONCLUSION: Thyroid hormones affect erythropoiesis, thus causing anemia in a deficient condition. In iodine sufficient areas, most common cause of hypothyroidism is autoimmune, predisposing individuals to other autoimmune diseases, one being pernicious anemia. In the studied anemic hypothyroid population, Vitamin B12 deficiency was found correlated with raised levels of serum anti-TPO and anti-Thyroglobulin antibodies. Supplementation of B12 may alleviate hypothyroid symptoms, thus making itself a novel addition in the routine hypothyroid prescription. References Aon M, Taha S, Mahfouz K, et al. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency in overt and subclinical primary hypothyroidism. Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes 2022;15:11795514221086634. Ness-Abramof R, Nabriski DA, Shapiro MS, et al. Prevalence and evaluation of B12 deficiency in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Am J Med Sci;332(3):119-122.PMID:37116022
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Authors: Trisha Chatterjee Ritu Gupta Sushma Choudhary Source Type: research
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