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Association between chronic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity.

Filiz Cebeci1, Ayşenur Tanrikut, Elif Topcu

  • 1Dermatology Clinic, Vakif Gureba Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. cebecifiliz@yahoo.com

European Journal of Dermatology : EJD
|August 29, 2006
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Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is strongly linked to thyroid autoimmunity. This study found significantly higher rates of thyroid autoantibodies in CIU patients compared to healthy individuals, suggesting a significant association.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Endocrinology
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Previous studies suggested a link between chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) and thyroid autoimmunity, often using less specific antibody tests.
  • Limited research utilized large-scale, case-control designs to investigate this association.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in a large cohort of patients with CIU.
  • To compare the frequency of thyroid autoantibodies in CIU patients versus a healthy control group.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 140 patients with CIU and 181 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers.
  • Thyroid function tests and thyroid autoantibodies were assessed using chemiluminescent immunometric assays.

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Main Results:

  • The frequency of thyroid autoantibodies was significantly higher in the CIU group (29.28%) compared to the control group (5.52%) (p < 0.001).
  • Among CIU patients with autoantibodies, 10 out of 41 had diagnosed thyroid dysfunction; the remainder were euthyroid.

Conclusions:

  • A significant association exists between chronic idiopathic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity.
  • The elevated presence of thyroid autoantibodies in CIU patients underscores the need for further investigation into shared autoimmune mechanisms.