RT Book, Section
A1 Graf, Jonathan
A1 Gratton, Sarah Beckman
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57274880
T1 Chapter 55. Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57274880
RD 2024/04/23
AB Endocrine  disorders  commonly  cause  musculoskeletal  symptoms  and  may  even  present  with  rheumatic  syndromes  before  the  nature  of  the  underlying  endocrinopathy  is  apparent  (Table  55–1).  On  occasion,  endocrine  disorders  can  mimic  rheumatic  diseases  and  be  a  source  of  diagnostic  error  (Table  55–2).  Rheumatic  manifestations  of  endocrine  diseases  are  usually  a  consequence  of  the  hormonal  abnormalities  but,  in  the  case  of  autoimmune  thyroid  disease,  also  can  be  a  result  of  the  underlying  autoimmune  process.