Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dysthyroidism has been reported by several studies in a wide range of variability but studies focused on the influence of hypothyroidism on classic manifestations of SLE are scarce. Our purpose was to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in a cohort of SLE patients and the relevance of hypothyroidism with clinical and analytical parameters related to lupus.Methods/design: One ...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is the most frequent thyroid disorder in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but the cause of this association is not well established. Moreover, no studies focused on the possible relationship between some specific immunologic patterns of SLE and the development of hypothyroidism have been reported.Methods: In our study, we determined the immunological features and the thyroid status of 103 consecutive patients ...