What is causing this patient's urticaria?

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Carla Shamblen is director of clinical education and an associate professor in the PA program at Creighton University in Phoenix, Ariz. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Published: August 2024

This article describes a teenage patient who was referred to a pediatric endocrinologist after her workup for recurring urticaria revealed a suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone level and positive microsomal thyroid peroxidase antibodies. The patient's laboratory results revealed an autoimmune cause for the urticaria as a result of new-onset autoimmune thyroid disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000021DOI Listing

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