Chronic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity: a perplexing association

Chronic urticaria has long been thought to be associated with autoimmune conditions, in particular autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). We detail an unusual case of a 49-year-old patient presenting with urticaria distributed on both shins and hands, with no known associated triggers, and subsequently...

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Autores principales: Selvendran, Subothini Sara, Aggarwal, Nikhil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5822693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx099
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Sumario:Chronic urticaria has long been thought to be associated with autoimmune conditions, in particular autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). We detail an unusual case of a 49-year-old patient presenting with urticaria distributed on both shins and hands, with no known associated triggers, and subsequently diagnosed with AITD. The urticaria resolved upon treatment of the AITD. We also summarize the currently postulated pathophysiological links between the two diseases. This case highlights that physicians should have a low threshold for investigating autoimmune conditions in cases of chronic urticaria, with particular attention given to AITD.

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