Thomas R D, Croft D N
Br Med J. 1974 May 25;2(5916):408-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5916.408.
In a retrospective survey we found that five (8.5%) out of 59 women with giant-cell arteritis had a history of thyrotoxicosis. This was significantly higher than in a control group of patients. Giant-cell arteritis and thyrotoxicosis occurred simultaneously in two cases. Knowledge of this association is of clinical use and is further evidence for an immunological basis for giant-cell arteritis.
在一项回顾性调查中，我们发现59例巨细胞动脉炎女性患者中有5例（8.5%）有甲状腺毒症病史。这一比例显著高于对照组患者。巨细胞动脉炎和甲状腺毒症在2例患者中同时出现。了解这种关联具有临床意义，并且进一步证明了巨细胞动脉炎存在免疫学基础。
