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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. The prevalence of hypothyroidism (4.9%) was significantly greater than that found in 84 control subjects.

Original publication

DOI

10.1093/rheumatology/30.5.349

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br j rheumatol

Publication Date

10/1991

Volume

30

Pages

349 - 351

Keywords

Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Autoantibodies, Autoimmune Diseases, England, Female, Giant Cell Arteritis, Humans, Hypothyroidism, Male, Microsomes, Middle Aged, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Thyroglobulin, Thyroid Gland