Atopy as a risk factor for thyroid autoimmunity in children.

摘要: Recently, there has been considerable interest in the relationship between allergic and autoimmune diseases. We evaluated prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity 566 children affected by atopic dermatitis (AD), urticaria, rhinitis, chronic cough, asthma. Our results suggest that allergy can be two potential outcomes dysregulated immunity. It is tempting to speculate NK Th2 cells favour asthma onset at same time improve autoimmunity.