TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Value of Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies for the Differential Diagnosis of Interferon Induced Thyroiditis
AU - Benaiges, D.
AU - Garcia-Retortillo, M.
AU - Mas, A.
AU - Cañete, N.
AU - Broquetas, T.
AU - Puigvehi, M.
AU - Chillarón, J. J.
AU - Flores-Le Roux, J. A.
AU - Sagarra, E.
AU - Cabrero, B.
AU - Zaffalon, D.
AU - Solà, R.
AU - Pedro-Botet, J.
AU - Carrión, J. A.
PY - 2015/11/17
Y1 - 2015/11/17
N2 - © J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart·New York. Objective: The clinical value of thyrotropin receptor antibodies for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis induced by pegylated interferon-alpha remains unknown. We analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of thyrotropin receptor antibodies in the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) receiving pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 274 patients with CHC receiving pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin. Interferon-induced thyrotoxicosis was classified according to clinical guidelines as Graves disease, autoimmune and non- autoimmune destructive thyroiditis. Results: 48 (17.5%) patients developed hypothyroidism, 17 (6.2%) thyrotoxicosis (6 non- autoimmune destructive thyroiditis, 8 autoimmune destructive thyroiditis and 3 Graves disease) and 22 de novo thyrotropin receptor antibodies (all Graves disease, 2 of the 8 autoimmune destructive thyroiditis and 17 with normal thyroid function). The sensitivity and specificity of thyrotropin receptor antibodies for Graves disease diagnosis in patients with thyrotoxicosis were 100 and 85%, respectively. Patients with destructive thyroiditis developed hypothyroidism in 87.5% of autoimmune cases and in none of those with a non- autoimmune etiology (p<0.001). Conclusion: Thyrotropin receptor antibodies determination cannot replace thyroid scintigraphy for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in CHC patients treated with pegylated interferon.
AB - © J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart·New York. Objective: The clinical value of thyrotropin receptor antibodies for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis induced by pegylated interferon-alpha remains unknown. We analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of thyrotropin receptor antibodies in the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) receiving pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 274 patients with CHC receiving pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin. Interferon-induced thyrotoxicosis was classified according to clinical guidelines as Graves disease, autoimmune and non- autoimmune destructive thyroiditis. Results: 48 (17.5%) patients developed hypothyroidism, 17 (6.2%) thyrotoxicosis (6 non- autoimmune destructive thyroiditis, 8 autoimmune destructive thyroiditis and 3 Graves disease) and 22 de novo thyrotropin receptor antibodies (all Graves disease, 2 of the 8 autoimmune destructive thyroiditis and 17 with normal thyroid function). The sensitivity and specificity of thyrotropin receptor antibodies for Graves disease diagnosis in patients with thyrotoxicosis were 100 and 85%, respectively. Patients with destructive thyroiditis developed hypothyroidism in 87.5% of autoimmune cases and in none of those with a non- autoimmune etiology (p<0.001). Conclusion: Thyrotropin receptor antibodies determination cannot replace thyroid scintigraphy for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in CHC patients treated with pegylated interferon.
KW - Graves-disease
KW - interferon induced thyroiditis
KW - pegylated interferon-alpha
KW - thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84955418712
U2 - 10.1055/s-0035-1565071
DO - 10.1055/s-0035-1565071
M3 - Article
SN - 0947-7349
VL - 124
SP - 39
EP - 44
JO - Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes
JF - Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes
IS - 1
ER -
