Thyroid Link to Acne

Women With Acne May Be More Likely To Have Thyroid Autoimmunity Than Healthy Controls.

MedWire (5/6, Albert) reported that, according to a study published online in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology, "women with acne may be more likely to have thyroid autoimmunity than healthy controls." In a study of 107 adult women with acne, "following measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP) and various thyroid hormones and antibodies, the team found that significantly more of the women with acne had raised (>40 U/ml) antithyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG) than the controls, at 25.2% versus 8.3%." Notably, "this translated to a significant 3.89-fold increase in risk for having high levels of anti-TG in acne patients versus healthy controls independent of age."

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