Autoimmune thyroid disorders during anti-TNF alpha therapy: coincidence, paradoxical event or marker of immunogenicity?

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Rheumatology, Lille Catholic University, Saint-Philibert Hospital, 59160 Lomme, France; Department of Rheumatology, Lille 2 University, Salengro Hospital, 59037 Lille, France. Electronic address: tristan.pascart@hotmail.fr.
• ² Department of Rheumatology, Lille Catholic University, Saint-Philibert Hospital, 59160 Lomme, France.
• ³ Department of Rheumatology, Lille 2 University, Salengro Hospital, 59037 Lille, France; Department of Rheumatology, Valenciennes Hospital Center, 59300 Valenciennes, France.
• ⁴ Department of Endocrinology, Lille Catholic University, Saint-Philibert Hospital, Lomme, France.
• ⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Béthune Hospital Center, 62660 Beuvry, France.
• ⁶ Rheumatology, 62660 Béthune, France.
• ⁷ Rheumatology, 59300 Valenciennes, France.
• ⁸ Department of Rheumatology, Valenciennes Hospital Center, 59300 Valenciennes, France.
• ⁹ Department of Rheumatology, Lille 2 University, Salengro Hospital, 59037 Lille, France.