| Literature DB >> 1192048 |
Abstract
Out of 100 patients with chronic heart block 16 had one or more autoimmune disorders-namely, vitiligo (5,) hypothyroidism (4), Graves's disease (1), pernicious anaemia (2), and diabetes mellitus (9). All these disorders occurred with greater frequency than normal and were more prevalent than in a group of hospital inpatients of comparable age. Autoantibodies were not increased. We suggest that among patients with idiopathic heart block there is a subgroup with multiple autoimmune disorders.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1192048 PMCID: PMC1675154 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5992.322
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447