Characteristics | Case No (ref) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 23 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 6* | |
CD, coeliac disease; SSc, systemic sclerosis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; ITP, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; PA, pernicious anaemia; DM, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; LP, lichen planus; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; RF, rheumatoid factor; NR, not reported. | ||||||
*Present case. | ||||||
Age/sex | 21/M | 54/F | 27/F | 35/F | 40/M | 49/F |
Duration of SSc (years) | <1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
Sicca symptoms | NR | NR | + | + | − | + |
Malabsorption markers | NR | NR | + | + | − | + |
Immunological profile | NR | NR | ANA+ (1/160) | ANA+ (1/1280) | ANA+ (1/640) | ANA+ (1/320) |
RF+ | RF+ | RF+ | ||||
Thyroid abs | Centromere+ | |||||
Antigliadin antibodies | NR | NR | + | + | NR | + |
Anti-endomysial antibodies | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | + |
Intestinal biopsy with CD | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Other autoimmune diseases | − | − | RA, HT | SS | − | DM |
ITP, PA | LP |