Abstract
A 38-year-old man, who presented with Raynaud's phenomenon and no symptoms or signs of thyroid hormone deficiency, was found to have hypothyroidism. The Raynaud's phenomenon disappeared after 11/2 months of thyroid hormone replacement therapy. We review four case reports of Raynaud's phenomenon that disappeared after thyroid replacement therapy. We suggest that thyroid deficiency should be considered a possible cause of Raynaud's phenomenon.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 270-273 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Rheumatology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
Keywords
- α-adrenergic receptor
- Hypothyroidism
- Raynaud's phenomenon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology