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Clin Exp Immunol
; 156(2): 373-6, 2009 May.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19250274
RESUMEN
Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by periodic attacks of fever and polyserositis, while Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. We suggest that common autoimmune mechanisms may underlie both disorders, describe their clinical co-existence in a patient, and discuss a possible causal link between them.