Prothrombin Time: Relation with Hyperthyoidism in Early Stage

AIM: To study the level of prothrombin time in relation to hyperthyroidism in early stage. SUBJECTS& METHOD: Fifty two patients based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and their coagulation profile i. e. Prothrombin time, aPTT and INR were studied in the present study. RESULT and CONCLUSION: In the present study, 53.8 % patients have slightly raised prothrombin time which concluded that there might have a bleeding tendencies in early stage of hyperthyoidism.