Localized granuloma annulare and autoimmune thyroid disease. Are they associated?
This case report identifies a temporal relationship between the diagnosis of localized granuloma annulare and the subsequent development of primary hypothyroidism in a previously healthy 10-year-old girl. We suspect these disorders are associated, but any association between them requires further study.
Moran
J
J
Department of Family Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Lamb
J
J
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis