Saturday, March 26, 2011

Thyroid autoimmunity associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Abstract

Background  Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the periodic appearance of aphthous lesions on the oral mucosa. TH1 cytokines plays a key role in the aetiopathogenesis. Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is the most common autoimmune disease and is frequently accompanied by various other autoimmune diseases.


Objective  To investigate the frequency of ATD which has not been studied in the patients with RAS.


Methods  Ninety patients and 30 healthy volunteers were included into the study. The serum samples were assayed for thyroid stimulant hormone (TSH), free and total triiodothyronine ...

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