Possible link between Hashimoto's thyroiditis and oral lichen planus: A novel association found

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 333-336

  Lo Muzio, Lorenzo ^a   Santarelli, Andrea ^b   Campisi, Giuseppina ^c   Lacaita, MariaGrazia ^d   Favia, Gianfranco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Circulating thyroid antibodies; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Oral lichen planus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871877398     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-012-0767-4     Document Type: Article

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