Increased Incidence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Autoimmunity in Patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Hormones may play a role in the pathophysiology of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). An increased incidence of thyroid autoantibodies was recently observed in VKC, although there were no data on thyroid function. Two hundred and eighty-eight patients (202 males, 86 females; range 5.5 to 16.9 years)...

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Autores principales: Stagi, Stefano, Pucci, Neri, Di Grande, Laura, de Libero, Cinzia, Caputo, Roberto, Pantano, Stefano, Mattei, Ivan, Mori, Francesca, de Martino, Maurizio, Novembre, Elio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4130298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25140177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/804870

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