The Association of Chronic Urticaria and Thyroid Autoimmunity / 中华皮肤科杂志
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
; (12)1994.
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in Zh
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the role of thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria. Methods The thyroid function, anti-thyroid auto-antibodies, and relevant cytokines were detected by RIA and ELISA methods in 56 patients with chronic urticaria and 40 healthy controls. Results Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) and anti-thyromicrosome antibody (TMA ) levels were increased in 8, 5 and 7 cases, respectively, in 56 patients, which were significantly higher than those in healthy controls (P
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Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese journal of dermatology
Year:
1994
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Article