Article
Co-occurrence of relapsing polychondritis and autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 10 May 2022
Nakajima Toshiki, Yoshifuji Hajime, Yamano Yoshihisa, Yurugi Kimiko, Miura Yasuo, Maekawa Taira, Yoshida Tsuneyasu, Handa Hiroshi, Ohmura Koichiro, Mimori Tsuneyo, Terao Chikashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilaginous tissues. RP has characteristics of autoimmune disease and some reports have noted co-occurrence with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), consisting of Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). However, there have been no detailed studies on the co-occurrence...
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