Prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
The prevalence of thyroid disease and thyroid autoantibodies was evaluated in 367 patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and/or giant cell arteritis (GCA). Thirty-seven patients had antibodies to thyroid microsomes or thyroglobulin; 18 had hypothyroidism requiring thyroxine replacement therapy....
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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