THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE SUPPRESSION WITH THYROID HORMONE REPLACEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC URTICARIA ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE SUPPRESSION WITH THYROID HORMONE REPLACEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC URTICARIA ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS

Many experts have hypothesized that thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) may drive the production of proinflammatory cytokines and thus upregulate immune responses. According to this hypothesis, levothyroxine therapy would reduce the inflammatory response by suppressing TSH, and improving the CU. Case...

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Veröffentlicht in:Endocrine practice 2017-04, Vol.23, p.236
Hauptverfasser: Kadhem, Salam, Ebrahem, Rawaa, Mortada, Rami
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Dermatitis
Thyroid gland
Urticaria
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Zusammenfassung:Many experts have hypothesized that thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) may drive the production of proinflammatory cytokines and thus upregulate immune responses. According to this hypothesis, levothyroxine therapy would reduce the inflammatory response by suppressing TSH, and improving the CU. Case Presentation: Case 1: A 31-year-old female with CU and Hashimoto's...
ISSN:1530-891X
1934-2403