| A Study on the Thyroin Function Test in Patients with Nonthyroidal Illness. |
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Mi Soo Ahn1, Chan Young Kim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea |
| 비갑상선 질환 환아에 있어 T₃ , T₄, rT₃ 및 TSH의 변화 |
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안미수1, 김찬영2 |
1부산 왈레스기념 침례회병원 소아과
2부산대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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Received: 23 June 1988 • Accepted: 22 September 1988 |
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| Abstract |
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To evaluate the influence of nonthyroidal illnesses on the thyroid function in children, serum T₃ , T₄,
rT₃ and TSH were measured using radioimmunoassay in 32 clinically euthyroid children with
nonthyroidal illness who were admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist
Hospital from October, 1987 to April, 1988
Control group was 22 children in absence of thyroid diseases and systemic illnesses.
The results of the study were as follows:
1) Mean serum T₃ concentration was significantly lower in patient group (93.1±54.0 ng/dl) than in
the control group (138.8±19.9 ng/dl), and 53.1 % of the patients T₄ was lower than in normal T₃ group,
but TSH was similar in both groups.
2) Mean serum T₄ concentration was slightly but not significantly lower in patient group (9.5 3.9
ug/dl) than in the control group (10.1±1.7 ug/dl), and in 65.5% of the patients T₄ was within normal
range. There was no significant differences in each disorder.
3) Mean serum rT₃ concentration was significantly higher in the patient group (650.3±424.0 pg/ml)
than in the control group (216.2±76.5 pg/ml), and in 78.1 % of the patients rT₃ was above the normal
range. There was no significant differences in each disorder.
4) Mean serum TSH concentration was not significantly differently the patient group (2.1±1.4 ulu/
ml) with that of the control group (2.6±1.0 ulu/ml). There was no significant differences in each with
that of the control group (2.6±1.0 ulu/ml). There was no signifinant differences in each disorder. |
| Key Words:
Nonthyroidal illness, Thyroid Function Test |
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