Is my under-active thyroid connected to my Lupus?

[marynotley]

[Trudes]

Could be - many consultants I have seen over the years have indicated there is an high correlation of lupus patients with hypothyroid; inc us!

[marsden]

probably as when you have one autoimmune disease you usually have another

[Jackie]

Hi Yes, in so much as if you have auto immune thyroid disease you are likely to gradually have much more autoimmune disease, I have about 12, cannot be bothered to update my count . I have Sjogrens which is loosely in the same field as Lupus. There is better treatment for Lupus.

Best wishes,

Jackie

[helvella Administrator]

Quite possibly:

Co-occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases

The co-existence of AITD and other diseases possibly of autoimmune cause has often been reported, and suggests some intrinsic abnormality in immune regulation. An extensive review of these associations has been published and extensive population data bases have clarified the strength of the various associations. A striking association is with pernicious anemia. Perhaps 45% of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis have circulating antigastric antibodies, and the reverse association is almost as strong. Up to 14% of patients with pernicious anemia have primary myxedema, and pernicious anemia is increased in prevalence in patients with hypothyroidism. Another strong association is with celiac disease, which is found 3 times more commonly in patients with AITD. Intriguingly the autoantibodies which are the hallmark of celiac disease, directed against transglutaminase, can bind to thyroid cells and thus could be implicated directly in thyroid disease pathogenesis. The association of Sjogren’s syndrome and thyroiditis is not uncommon and both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis are also significantly associated with AITD. A high frequency of antibodies to nucleus, smooth muscle, and single-stranded DNA (26-36%) is found in AITD

thyroidmanager.org/chapter/...

Rod

[marynotley in reply to helvella]

Thanks very much for your answer. It makes me understrand why I get so many " bugs". Got one at the moment and cannot shift it. Once again, many thanks.