Clinical significance of monitoring hypothyroidism in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract We evaluated whether thyroid function test (TFT) screening is warranted for patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) by comparing the incidence of hypothyroidism requiring treatment (HRT) in ARD patients and healthy controls (HCs). Medical records of 2307 ARD patients and 78,251 HC...

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Main Authors: Sho Fukui, Yukihiko Ikeda, Yuko Kataoka, Haruyuuki Yanaoka, Hiromichi Tamaki, Tokutarou Tsuda, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Hiroshi Noto, Sachiko Ohde, Masato Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93300-x