Abstract | AIM: METHODS: We examined thyroid function in 77 patients with type 1 AIP (50 males, 27 females; median age 68 years, range 33-85) diagnosed according to the Japanese diagnostic criteria for AIP 2011. We compared clinical and serological findings between patients with and without various categories of hypothyroidism. The change in hypothyroidism after steroid therapy was also examined. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
Hypothyroidism was observed in 8 (10%) of 77 AIP patients and was subclinical in 6 patients and central in 2 patients. Further studies are necessary to clarify whether this subclinical hypothyroidism is another manifestation of IgG4-RD.
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Authors | Ryoko Shimizuguchi, Terumi Kamisawa, Yuka Endo, Masataka Kikuyama, Sawako Kuruma, Kazuro Chiba, Taku Tabata, Satomi Koizumi |
Journal | World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics
(World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther)
Vol. 9
Issue 2
Pg. 16-21
(May 06 2018)
ISSN: 2150-5349 [Print] United States |
PMID | 29736303
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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