Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalance of thyroiditis in ankylosing spondylitis patients in this study. We investigated the role of serum procalcitonin as a chronic inflamatory marker in ankylosing spondylitis.Methods: Sixty-seven patients who diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and 57 healthy controls were included in our study. Serum levels of procalcitonin, TSH, free triiodothyronine...