Thyroid abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus: a study in 100 Brazilian patients Alterações tireoideanas no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico: um estudo em 100 pacientes brasileiros

INTRODUCTION: the association of thyroid abnormalities with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not well established. OBJECTIVE: to study the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in hundred lupus patients and evaluate a possible association between thyroid dysfunction and SLE disease activity. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Vinícius Naves Dias, Juliana Elias Duarte, Cristina Costa Duarte Lanna, Marco Antônio Parreiras de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2006-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042006000600003