Isr Med Assoc J
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Statins have anti-inflammatory effects that are independent of their lipid-lowering activity. ⋯ Prior statins use in patients with the first episode of AIP did not reduce the 1-year recurrence of pericarditis and prolong the LOH.
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Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at increased risk for autoimmune thyroid diseases, but information regarding thyroid nodules and cancer in SSc is scarce. Objectives: To evaluate the thyroid gland in patients with SSc at a single Israeli center. ⋯ New cases of clinically significant autoimmune thyroid disease were not detected in our cohort of patients with SSc. Nevertheless, almost half had thyroid nodules. The clinical significance of these findings and their relation to thyroid cancer remains to be determined.