Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction has been described as a common clinical entity in HIV infected patients, commonly with negative autoimmune tests. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of thyroid abnormalities in a cohort of HIV-infected males in a stable clinical state, the effect of exposure to ART on thyroid function and to identify the risk factors.Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational study of 90 HIV infecte...