Kalra Pramila, Kumar K M Prasanna, Kallur K G, Vadyanathan Vidya, Nadig Murali, Shankar Mythri
Department of Endocrinology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department Of Endocrinology, Bangalore diabetes hospital and Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Care, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Mar-Apr;19(2):300-2. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.149326.
Thyroiditis involves thyroid gland inflammation due to a wide variety of causes. The common varieties are subacute, silent and postpartum thyroiditis.
To retrospectively collect demographic data of thyroiditis from Bangalore over the past 5 years.
Data were collected from three major nuclear medicine centers in Bangalore of the patients who came for technetium (Tc) 99m pertechnetate scan of the thyroid. The diagnosis was based on the Tc 99 scan evidence of thyroiditis in these patients and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis.
The total number of cases recorded were 2513. The females were more commonly affected compared with males with sex distribution of 1698 females and 815 females (2:1). The mean age of females was 32.5 ± 11.3 years whereas the mean age of males was 37.2 ± 12.4 years. The highest numbers of cases were recorded in the months of June and August.
The females developed thyroiditis frequently and at an earlier age when compared with males. This data could give us an insight into the demographic pattern of thyroiditis in our country and may help in planning future preventive strategies.
甲状腺炎是由多种原因引起的甲状腺炎症。常见类型包括亚急性、寂静性和产后甲状腺炎。
回顾性收集过去5年班加罗尔甲状腺炎患者的人口统计学数据。
从班加罗尔三个主要核医学中心收集前来进行甲状腺锝（Tc）99m高锝酸盐扫描患者的数据。诊断基于这些患者的Tc 99扫描甲状腺炎证据及甲状腺毒症的生化证据。
记录的病例总数为2513例。女性比男性更易患病，性别分布为1698例女性和815例男性（2:1）。女性的平均年龄为32.5±11.3岁，而男性的平均年龄为37.2±12.4岁。6月和8月记录的病例数最多。
与男性相比，女性更易患甲状腺炎且发病年龄更早。这些数据能让我们深入了解我国甲状腺炎的人口统计学模式，并可能有助于制定未来的预防策略。
