High prevalence of antithyroid peroxidase and antiparietal cell antibodies among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary diabetes centre in South Africa

Conclusions Among patients with T1DM in this study, there was a high prevalence of coexistent AITD and gastric autoimmunity. Screening for hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity should be undertaken in all patients at initial presentation. However, to assess the feasibility and optimal timing of subsequent testing in the African setting with limited resources, more collaborative research with longitudinal studies is required.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Malnutrition, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, Diabetes, Metabolic disorders, Thyroid disease Original article Source Type: research