Seram Thyroxine in the Early Diagnosis of Carbon Disulfide Poisoning

Abstract

Serum thyroxine and blood lipids were assayed in 45 subjects exposed So carbon disulfide (CS₂). A highly significant statistical reduction of thyroxine in relation to the exposure time was found and the levels appeared lower in the subjects with retinal vessel alterations. A significant interrelation between cholesterol and serum thyroxine was also evidenced. Serum thyroxine assay is suggested as a reliable test on the early diagnosis of CS₂ poisoning.