Evaluation of thyroid function and autoimmunity in HIV-infected women.

نویسندگان

  • Leiliane Gonçalves de Carvalho
  • Patrícia de Fátima dos Santos Teixeira
  • Ana Luiza Brandão Galotti Panico
  • Marcela Vaisberg Cohen
  • Maria Fernanda Miguens Castelar Pinheiro
  • Paulo Feijó Barroso
  • Mário Vaisman
چکیده

Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are the main causes of thyroid dysfunction and the most common autoimmune diseases in the world. An association between AITD and infections with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in combination with the effects of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), has been suggested by several research groups. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunction and AITD in women > 35 years of age infected with HIV, and to identify factors associated with the emergence of these thyroid abnormalities. HIV-infected women (n = 153) selected from the infectious disease outpatient clinic at a University Hospital in Rio de Janeiro were characterized based on their circulating CD4+ lymphocytes levels, viral loads, serum TSH levels, and the presence of FT4 and anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab). A total of 129 participants were on HAART and 24 were not. The frequency of thyroid disorders was 7.8% (12/153 patients) and all were on HAART at the time of diagnosis, yielding a prevalence of 9.3% in patients receiving HAART compared with 0% in patients not on HAART. AITD, hyper, and hypothyroidism were detected in 4.6%, 3.1%, and 4.1% of HAART patients. It was not detected any thyroid dysfunction or autoimmunity in HIV-infected women not on HAART. This study demonstrated an association between HAART and the development of AITD. In addition AITD only developed in HAART patients also presenting with undetectable viral loads and slightly elevated CD4+ T cell counts.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia

دوره 58 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013