Episodic polyarthralgia associated with hashimoto s thyroiditis

Prevalence of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Patients with Spondyloarthropathies

“…Hemminki, et al recently compared the familial risk of RA in relation to a large number of autoimmune diseases and showed an increased risk of RA when patients were hospitalized for other autoimmune diseases such as HT (standardized ratio 1.54) 11 . In addition to arthritis, conditions such as bilateral capsulitis 15 , chest-wall pain 16 , polyarthralgia 17,18 , and erosive osteoarthritis 19 have been observed in euthyroid patients with HT. Many rheumatic manifestations, such as fibrositis, myositis, myalgias, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint stiffness, and joint effusion have been described in association with HT.…”

Association between chronic widespread musculoskeletal complaints and thyroid autoimmunity: Results from a community survey

“…Rheumatic complaints in patients with thyroid pathology have been approached in a number of studies (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). In 1963, Becker & a1 ( I ) studied symptoms associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.…”