Re: cea and Thyroid Problems

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> In a message dated 5/19/02 3:07:29 AM, emarjency@s... writes:

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> Both hyper and hypothyroidism manifest as diseases that are

> autoimmune in origin (Graves Disease, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis,

> respectively), both of which I believe are associated with rosacea.

> Otherwise, there's no relation between thyroid disease per se and

> rosacea that I'm aware of. Hypothyroidism (from any cause) usually

> causes the skin (all over the body) to become drier than normal.

> you said autoimmune above

> and in a previous post

> you said

> they had nothing to do with autoimmune ...

Stacey, if I contradicted myself, please help me correct it for the

group's archives, and for my own clarification. What is the # of the

previous post where I said rosacea was not associated with thyroid

autoimmune conditions?

The above is correct to the best of my knowledge. Instead of

whispering autoimmune, try whispering immune-mediated.

Thanks.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> Marjorie

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> now,

> i'm not trying to be a pain

> (really, i'm not trying)

> if i'm succeeding, please accept

> sincere

> apologies ....

>

>

> i'm trying to think:

> my sister had some

> graves thang

> at about the same time as

> rosacea

> reared it's red (but not ugly) face

>

> i have had a thyroid thang for more than two decades

> but

> but

> but

> about six years ago

> some new problems

> words like

> hashimoto's

> were tossed around

> and

> hmmmmm

> it seems that my first flirtation with

> what i now know to be my own personal manifestation of rosacea

> occurred at about that time

> or

> shortly

> thereafter ...

>

> hmm

> hmm

> hmm

>

> just to be cheeky

> i'm going to say it one more time:

>

> autoimmune

>

> but i said it very quietly.

>

> stacey