Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders in Autoimmune Addison Disease.

Autoimmune thyroid disease is the most common endocrine comorbidity in autoimmune Addison disease (AAD), but detailed investigations of prevalence and clinical course are lacking. This work aimed to provide comprehensive epidemiological and clinical data on autoimmune thyroid disorders in AAD. A nationwide registry-based study including 442 patients with AAD and autoimmune thyroid disease were identified through the Norwegian National Registry of Autoimmune Diseases. Of 912 registered AAD patients, 442 (48%) were diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid disease. A total of 380 (42%) had autoimmune hypothyroidism. Of the 203 with available thyroid function tests at time of diagnosis, 20% had overt hypothyroidism, 73% had subclinical hypothyroidism, and 7% had thyroid levels in the normal range. Negative thyroid peroxidase antibodies was found in 32%. Ninety-eight percent were treated with levothyroxine, 5% with combination therapy with liothyronine or thyroid extracts, and 1% were observed without treatment. Seventy-eight patients (9%) were diagnosed with Graves disease (GD), of whom 16 (21%) were diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism either before onset or after remission of GD. At the end of follow-up, 33% had normal thyroid hormone levels without antithyroid-drugs or levothyroxine treatment. The remaining had either active disease (5%), had undergone ablative treatment (41%), or had developed autoimmune hypothyroidism (21%). The true prevalence of hypothyroidism in AAD is lower than reported in the current literature. Careful consideration of the indication to start thyroxin therapy is warranted. Long-term remission rates in GD patients with AAD are comparable to recent reports on long-term follow-up of patients without AAD. © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society.

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Ann-Elin Meling Stokland, Grethe Ueland, Kari Lima, Kaja Grønning, Trine E Finnes, Margrethe Svendsen, Aneta Ewa Tomkowicz, Synnøve Emblem Holte, Stina Therese Sollid, Aleksandra Debowska, Hallvard Singsås, Marthe Landsverk Rensvik, Helle Lejon, Dag-Erik Sørmo, Anders Svare, Sigrid Blika, Petya Milova, Elin Korsgaard, Øystein Husby, Lars Breivik, Anders P Jørgensen, Eystein Sverre Husebye. Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders in Autoimmune Addison Disease. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 2022 May 17;107(6):e2331-e2338

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