Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined as recurrent episodes of hives with or without angioedema of at least 6 weeks’ duration; in almost 40% of the cases an underlying autoimmune process is implicated. Increased prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) has been reported in patients with CU, however the clinical significance of this finding remains controversial. Moreover, data concerning the prevalence of CU in patients with ATD are few.<p class="abstext...