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Can autoimmune thyroiditis present with recurrent angioedema and bronchospasm?

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Endocrinology · Oregon Health Sciences University Portland State University School Of Public Hea
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There is an association between angioedema and autoimmune thyroid disease, although the incidence is not known.

Activated CD4+ T lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils. The incidence of thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria is similar to the background population, but there is a cluster of angioedema patients with microsomal antibodies.

I have not seen this in my clinic, and there is no clear association between treating autoimmune thyroiditis and improvement in angioedema. So this is an in...

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