Frequency of auto-immune thyroiditis in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Dutta, M.; Abdul Wasim, N.; Ray, R.; Maji, P.Kumar.; Dasgupta, A.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 110(3): 164-166
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 23029948 Document Number: 660766
To study the efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic tool and also to find out the incidence of auto-immune thyroiditis in Burdwan a prospective study was undertaken among 131 patients with thyroid swelling presented to the department of ENT, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, a rural based medical college. All patients underwent fine needle aspiration cytology. Out of them satisfactory aspirates were obtained in 130 cases. There were 31 cases (23.84%) of auto-immune thyroiditis among 130 cases. Auto-immune thyroiditis is the archetype for organ-specific auto-immune disorders. Incidence of auto-immune thyroiditis is increasing day by day. Their accurate diagnosis and management needs a team approach. The incidence of auto-immune thyroiditis patients is high in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.