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Simultaneous onset of thyrotoxicosis and temporal arteritis
Author(s) -
Whitby Michael,
Hobson David
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132530.x
Subject(s) - arteritis , etiology , medicine , dermatology , pathology
We describe a case illustrating simultaneous onset of thyrotoxicosis and temporal arteritis. After reviewing the literature, we believe this may be more than a fortuitous occurrence. The existence of a common aetiology for these diseases in susceptible Individuals is probable, but remains controversial.