Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Studying of features autoimmune thyroiditis associated with rheumatoid arthritis (AIT/RA).Methods and materials: Twenty-nine women with AIT/RA were examined. Study design included: special protocol of anamnesis, sonography of thyroid gland, evaluation of thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg-Ab), thyreoperoxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab), the thyroid hormones (T3, T4) and TSH in serum. Two groups of patients have been allocated: I group (...