Salimur Rahman, Mamun Al-Mahtab, Mohammad Jamshed Alam
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Rahman S, Al-Mahtab M, Jamshed Alam M. Association of Fatty Liver and Hypothyroidism. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2013; 3 (1):8-9.
Fatty liver is a common problem in the developed and developing
countries. Both the patients of fatty liver and hypothyroidism
are obese and hyperlipidemic. There may have association
between fatty liver and hypothyroidism. This study was done to
evaluate the association of fatty liver and hypothyroidism. This
cross-sectional prospective study was carried out on 60 patients
from July 2009 to June 2011. It was done in the Department of
Medicine of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barisal.
There is no association of fatty liver and hypothyroidism.
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