Abstract:ObjectivesHypothyroidism adversely affects pulmonary function, which may improve by thyroxine therapy. Limited studies about the effect of hypothyroidism on spirometric parameters in adult patients were conducted in Basra, south of Iraq. Moreover, the effect of thyroxine therapy on spirometric parameters was not covered by these studies. In this study, pulmonary function in adult’s hypothyroid patients was evaluated by spirometry to detect any impairment, type of impairment, and to evaluate the effect of thyro… Show more
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