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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
2006-12-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042006000600003 |