A Clinical Study of Cirrhosis with Special Reference to Thyroid Function

It is known that impaired thyroid function affects liver function and similarly liver disorders, also affect thyroid function. In this study, we looked at the clinical profile of cirrhosis and studied the correlation between cirrhosis and thyroid function. The study was conducted as an observational cross-sectional study on patients with cirrhosis of liver reporting at the Department of Medicine, SSMC Rewa (M.P.) during the study period of 15 months i.e. from 1st April 2020 to 30th June 2021. Detailed history regarding risk factors, duration of liver disease, history pertaining to its etiology was obtained. The severity of liver disease was assessed using the Child-Pugh score. All the patients were then subjected to relevant investigations including Serum T3, T4, TSH. A total of 100 cases of liver cirrhosis were enrolled in our study with a mean age of 53.26±12.54 years. We observed a statistically significant association of Child Pugh Score with T3, T4 as well as TSH (p