title: Autoimmune thyroid disease (Graves' disease and hashimoto's thyroiditis) in two patients with Crohn's disease: case reports and literature review.
abstract: An increased prevalence of the association between autoimmune thyroid diseases and ulcerative colitis has been suggested, however, not with Crohn's disease, as only 7 cases of thyroid disease coexisting with Crohn's disease have been reported. Herein, we describe 2 patients with Crohn's disease complicated with Graves' disease or autoimmune thyroiditis, and also review other cases with those complications. Some immunological processes are suggested to be implicated in the pathogenesis of this association, however, the exact mechanism remains unclear.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya.
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: Sumio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Zenta
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Tsuneyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: KA
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D013963:Thyroid Hormones