Effect of levothyroxine treatment on clinical symptoms and serum cytokine levels in euthyroid patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity

Kiyici, S.; Gul, O.; Baskan, E.; Hacioglu, S.; BUDAK, FERAH; Erturk, E.; Imamoglu, S.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03642.x

Effect of levothyroxine treatment on clinical symptoms and serum cytokine levels in euthyroid patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria and thyroid autoimmunity

Kiyici S., Gul O. O., Baskan E. B., Hacioglu S., BUDAK F., Erturk E., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.6, ss.603-607, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03642.x
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.603-607
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Screening for thyroid autoimmunity in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is generally recommended. However, there are not yet sufficient data as to whether levothyroxine treatment is beneficial for the clinical symptoms of CIU in patients with thyroid autoimmunity.