Hashimoto's thyroiditis, iron, and vitamin D deficiency among Egyptian female patients: associations and possible causalities

Hormones (Athens). 2021 Dec;20(4):833-836. doi: 10.1007/s42000-021-00297-z. Epub 2021 May 26.

Authors

Tarek M Salem¹, Esmail Abdelmonem², Amira Fayad³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, 3 Amir Omar Street, Moharam Bek, Alexandria, 21557, Egypt. tareksalemalexuni@yahoo.com.
² Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
³ Department of Clinical & Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

PMID: 34037970
DOI: 10.1007/s42000-021-00297-z

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Causality
Egypt / epidemiology
Female
Hashimoto Disease* / diagnosis
Hashimoto Disease* / epidemiology
Humans
Iron
Vitamin D Deficiency* / epidemiology

Substances

Iron