Abstract:Fatigue is a common feature in a wide variety of chronic infl ammatory and autoimmune diseases, but fatigue in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has not been investigated so far. Th e aim of this study was to examine fatigue in patients with AITD and to analyse the correlation between fatigue and the serum concentrations of thyroid antibodies, thyroid function and depression. Th is cross-sectional clinical study included 62 patients with increased concentrations of thyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAbsThe concent… Show more
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