Table 7. Thyroid function in patients with chronic urticaria with thyroid autoimmunity according to the literature.
| Literature | No. of patient | Euthyroidism | Thyroid dysfunction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperthyroidism | Hypothyroidism | Subclinical hypothyroidism | Total | |||
| Lenznoff et al., 1983, Canada28 | 17 | 11 (64.7) | 3 (17.6) | 3 (17.6) | - | 6 (35.3) |
| Turktas et al., 1997, Turkey20 | 11 | 5 (45.5) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (18.2) | 6 (54.5) |
| Asero et al., 2003, Italy29 | 66 | 46 (69.7) | 4 (6.1) | 16 (24.2) | 20 (30.3) | |
| Cebeci et al., 2006, Turkey17 | 41 | 31 (75.6) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (2.4) | 7 (17.1) | 10 (24.4) |
| Present study | 43 | 22 (51.2) | 7 (16.3) | 10 (23.3) | 4 (9.3) | 21 (48.8) |
Values are presented as number (%).