Abstract Objectives. Patients with SSc have an increased risk of malignancy compared with
the general population. Before now, no study has evaluated the risk of thyroid cancer (TC) in …

Objective Several studies have reported the association of systemic sclerosis (SSc) with
thyroid autoimmune disorders, but most of them have neither an appropriate control group …

We have reviewed scientific literature about the association of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and
thyroid disorders. A high incidence, and prevalence, of new cases of autoimmune thyroiditis …

Context: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease of unknown etiology, and
several studies reported its association with thyroid autoimmune disorders. No study has …

Objectives: Thyroid dysfunction in the setting of systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been described
previously. We aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-thyroid antibodies (ATA) in a large …

Hypothyroidism has been frequently reported in systemic sclerosis (SSc), but whether SSc
itself increases the risk of thyroid dysfunction is still controversial. The aim of the present …

Systemic sclerosis, also referred to as scleroderma, is a chronic autoimmune disease that
affects both internal organs and the skin. Systemic sclerosis predominantly affects female …

Background Autoimmune thyroid disease affects 1% of the general population, and
autoimmune thyroid antibodies are noted in up to 15%. Objective We hypothesized systemic …

SIR, Autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATDs) are the most common autoimmune diseases
associated with SS. Thyroid autoimmunity causes several forms of thyroiditis and may lead …

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or Hashimoto's
thyroiditis (HT) in a group of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods. We evaluated …