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Hypothyroidism risk associated with rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based retrospective cohort study
Studies on the thyroid disease risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated with comorbidities are limited. This population-based retrospective cohort study investigated the hypothyroidism risk in patients with RA and the role of comorbidities. We used Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to identify 16,714 RA patients newly diagnosed in 2000 to 2008 and 66,856 control persons without RA, frequency matched by sex, age, and index year. Incidence and the RA group to controls hazard ratio of hypothyroidism were estimated. The hypothyroidism incidence was 1.74-fold higher in the RA group than ...
Source: Medicine - January 7, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics, triggering etiologies, and response of plasmapheresis in thrombotic microangiopathy in Taiwan
This study indicated the spectrum of underlying causes, extra-renal characteristics, and the response to plasmapheresis of patients with TMA in Taiwan. Of note, the poor clinical outcomes of plasmapheresis in patients with TMA might highlight the masked underlying etiology or worse disease condition that should be noticed.
Source: Medicine - May 21, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research