Alteration of lipid parameters in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Background: Overt hypothyroidism is associated with abnormalities of lipid metabolism, but conflicting results regarding the degree of lipid changes in subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) exist.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess differences in lipid profile parameters between subjects with and without SCH in a north Indian population.

Patients And Methods: Serum lipid parameters of 70 patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and 100 age and sex matched euthyroid controls were evaluated in a cross-sectional study.

Varying presentation of type 1 polyglandular failure in India.

Clinical presentation and course of six patients with type 1 autoimmune polyglandular failure are presented. Mean age of the patients was 17.3 +/- 5.