Vnitr Lek 1990, 36(11):1062-1065
[Levels of tetra-, triiodothyronine and thyroid stimulating hormone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis].
- I. interní klinika KUNZ FN Plzen.
The authors made in patients with confirmed or classical rheumatoid arthritis, using RIA, functional tests of the thyroid gland, i.e. tetra-, triiodothyronine and thyroid stimulating hormone. While deviations of tetraiodothyronine levels from normal very rare, a reduction of triiodothyronine was recorded in 50% and of TSH in 27.2%. Clinically manifest thyropathy, i.e. hyperthyroidism was found only in one female patient. The authors investigated changes in the values of the above tests in the course of rheumatoid arthritis and a dysbalance in the regulation of thyroid functions. The investigation comprises also a group of 18 subjects with rheumatoid arthritis where antibodies against the thyroid gland were assessed. The latter were elevated in two patients.
Keywords: Arthritis, Rheumatoid, blood, ; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Thyroid Function Tests; Thyrotropin, blood, ; Thyroxine, blood, ; Triiodothyronine, blood,
Published: November 1, 1990 Show citation