Open AccessChronic urticaria in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis: Significance of severity of thyroid gland inflammation
Author(s) -
Mustafa Güleç,
Özgür Kartal,
Ahmet Zafer Çalışkaner,
Mahmut Yazıcı,
Halıl Yaman,
Sami Öztürk,
Osman Şener
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.82406
Subject(s) - medicine , levothyroxine , angioedema , chronic urticaria , autoimmune thyroiditis , gastroenterology , thyroiditis , thyroid , inflammation
There is a clear association between autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) and chronic urticaria/angioedema (CUA). However, not all patients with AT demonstrate urticaria.