Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Hypothyroid Patients in Benghazi Medical Center.

Abdel Hamid M Senuss; Aisha  Alfituri; Samia Elzwei

doi:10.64516/6tyv8412

Authors

Abdel Hamid M Senuss Pharmacology, Assistant lecturer at Department of Pharmacology, faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University. Author
Aisha Alfituri Department of Pharmacology, faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University. Author
Samia Elzwei Department of Pharmacology, faculty of medicine, Benghazi University. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64516/6tyv8412

Keywords:

Hypothyroidism,, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH),, vitamin D

Abstract

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone introduced into the body through food, but major synthesis occurs through exposure of the skin to solar ultraviolet light. Vitamin D obtained from the skin or the diet is converted by the liver to 25(OH) vitamin D and is metabolized in the kidney to (1,25) dihydroxyvitaminD.The consequences of low vitamin D level is not only causing osteomalacia, but also found to increase risk of autoimmune thyroid disease. A different gene in the Vitamin D receptor was shown to predispose people to autoimmune thyroid disease including Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Since hypothyroidism is a common endocrine problem in Benghazi, data on the effects of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid function in hypothyroid patients needs to be investigated.

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