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Study Of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis In Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease, Mostafa Elmahalawy, Abdemonem Barrak, Bahy Eldean Elbahnasawy

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Background: Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) may have a greater frequency of anti-parietal cell antibodies (APCA) than the general population. Aim of the study: The study's goal is to look at chronic atrophic gastritis in people who have autoimmune thyroid illness. Patients and Methods: In 60 ATD patients, APCA was detected using an indirect immunofluorescence test: 33(55%) had Graves' disease and 27(45%) had Hashimoto's thyroiditis. A systematic questionnaire was used to assess gastrointestinal symptoms, prior history of thrombosis, arthralgia, and other autoimmune disorders in patients and their families. Individuals with both positive and negative APCA were compared. Patients …