ea0073aep731 | Thyroid | ECE2021
Kacem Faten Hadj
, AbdelMouhaymen Missaoui
, Cherifa Fourati
, Hana Charfi
, Salah Dhoha Ben
, Fatma Mnif
, Nadia Charfi
, Mouna Mnif
, Nabila Mejdoub
, Mouna Elleuch
, Abid Mohamed
Introduction
Hypothyroidism (HT) is widespread in all age groups particularly within the increasing elderly population while its diagnosis is challenging owing to extremely varied and atypical symptoms. The objective of this study is to outline the clinical and biochemical features of HT and determine its main etiologies in a geriatric population.
Methods
We reviewed the medical charts of 53 patients aged 65 ...