The Association of Chronic Urticaria and Thyroid Autoimmunity
- VernacularTitle:慢性荨麻疹患者甲状腺功能的研究
- Author:
Wenjun ZHENG
;
Youkun LIN
;
Fengxian WEI
;
Weiwu QIN
;
Zuojie LUO
;
Shangling PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Urticaria;
Thyroid hormones;
Immunoglobulins, thyroid-stimulating;
Interleukin-1;
Intrtleukin-8
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
1994;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the role of thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria. Methods The thyroid function, anti-thyroid auto-antibodies, and relevant cytokines were detected by RIA and ELISA methods in 56 patients with chronic urticaria and 40 healthy controls. Results Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) and anti-thyromicrosome antibody (TMA ) levels were increased in 8, 5 and 7 cases, respectively, in 56 patients, which were significantly higher than those in healthy controls (P
