Re: Vitiligo and thyroid conditions

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My mild vitiligo looks the same after iodine dosing. The chance of having

multiple autoimmune diseases like vitiligo goes up something like 30% with the

development of one... such as Hashimoto's. Oh great can't wait to see what's

next.

--- orelindel <whatmattersmost@...> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I was just wondering whether anyone has vitiligo in addition to your

> thyroid problem? I do and am finding that I since I've begun taking

> the Iodoral and selenium that some areas of my vitiligo is becoming

> more normal in color. I have not found this to be the case with the

> solid white patches, but am seeing it in areas where my skin appears

> bleached.

>

> I'm not on Armour yet, but hope to soon.

>

> Orelindel

>

> P.S. Here's a link to an article which I found while researching the

> subject. It says that this patient population resides in an iodine-

> replete area of Greece:

>

> http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=iodine+vitiligo & fr=FP-tab-web-

> t400 & toggle=1 & ei=UTF-

> 8 & u=www.medscape.com/viewarticle/511189_2 & w=iodine+vitiligo & d=GuBvsmP

> 9NJcb & icp=1 & .intl=us

>

>

> The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

> August 2005 (Volume 53, Number 2)

>

> Increased Prevalence of Chronic Autoimmune (Hashimoto's) Thyroiditis

> in Children and Adolescents With Vitiligo

>

> Kakourou T, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Papadopoulou A, Kaloumenou E,

> Chrousos GP

>

> The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2005;53(2):220-

> 223

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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--- orelindel <whatmattersmost@...> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I was just wondering whether anyone has vitiligo in

> addition to your

> thyroid problem? I do and am finding that I since

> I've begun taking

> the Iodoral and selenium that some areas of my

> vitiligo is becoming

> more normal in color. I have not found this to be

> the case with the

> solid white patches, but am seeing it in areas where

> my skin appears

> bleached.

>

> I'm not on Armour yet, but hope to soon.

>

> Orelindel

>

> P.S. Here's a link to an article which I found while

> researching the

> subject. It says that this patient population

> resides in an iodine-

> replete area of Greece:

>

>

http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=iodine+vitiligo & fr=FP-tab-web-

> t400 & toggle=1 & ei=UTF-

>

8 & u=www.medscape.com/viewarticle/511189_2 & w=iodine+vitiligo & d=GuBvsmP

> 9NJcb & icp=1 & .intl=us

>

>

> The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

> August 2005 (Volume 53, Number 2)

>

> Increased Prevalence of Chronic Autoimmune

> (Hashimoto's) Thyroiditis

> in Children and Adolescents With Vitiligo

>

> Kakourou T, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Papadopoulou A,

> Kaloumenou E,

> Chrousos GP

>

> The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

> 2005;53(2):220-

> 223

FYI

I would have like to read the article on this link but

got a warning from my security system about the site.

It indicated there may be some harmful stuff on the

site but was not specific.

Abbe

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[Guest guest]

> FYI

>

> I would have like to read the article on this link but

> got a warning from my security system about the site.

> It indicated there may be some harmful stuff on the

> site but was not specific.

>

>

> Abbe

Hi Abbe,

Not sure why that would happen. Medscape is a reputable

organization. I'll paste the abstract from Pub Med here. You might

want to access the rest of the article at a library.

Orelindel

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=16021113 & query_hl=3

1: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 Aug;53(2):220-3. Related Articles,

Links

Increased prevalence of chronic autoimmune (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis

in children and adolescents with vitiligo.

Kakourou T, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Papadopoulou A, Kaloumenou E,

Chrousos GP.

First Department of Pediatrics, Athens University Medical School,

Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. kakst@...

BACKGROUND: An increased prevalence of autoimmune (Hashimoto's)

thyroiditis in adult patients with vitiligo has been described. This

association has scarcely been studied in children. OBJECTIVE: We

sought to assess children and adolescents with vitiligo for

autoimmune thyroid disorder and to identify any predisposing factors

of this association. METHODS: In all, 54 children and adolescents

(23 boys, 31 girls; mean age 11.4 years) with known vitiligo were

studied by physical examination and laboratory studies. RESULTS:

Four patients with vitiligo were already known to have Hashimoto's

thyroiditis. In 9 of the remaining 50 patients, autoimmune

thyroiditis was revealed at the time of the investigation. Of the 54

patients with vitiligo, 13 (24.1%) had autoimmune thyroiditis as

compared with 9.6% of school-aged children from an iodine-replete

area of Greece ( P = .002). There was no association between

thyroiditis and clinical type of vitiligo, age at onset, mean

duration of vitiligo, or sex. CONCLUSIONS: Hashimoto's thyroiditis

is 2.5 times more frequent among children and adolescents with

vitiligo than in a healthy age- and sex-matched population. It

usually follows the onset of vitiligo. We propose that children and

adolescents with vitiligo should be screened annually for thyroid

dysfunction, particularly autoimmune thyroiditis.

PMID: 16021113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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>

> My mild vitiligo looks the same after iodine dosing. The chance

of having multiple autoimmune diseases like vitiligo goes up

something like 30% with the development of one... such as

Hashimoto's. Oh great can't wait to see what's next.

Hi ,

After I sent my earlier message, I realized that I did start a

couple of other things around the time I started the iodine and

selenium. I was having problems with gallstones so I started taking

Liver Blend SP-13 by Solray. I also take Adrenal Stress End. I got

both products from the Vitamin Shoppe.

I have read that low hcl can be an issue for vitiligo. I've been

using Bragg's apple cider vinegar for a while and use it with the

iodine. Never noticed any changes until around the time I started

the iodine, selenium and other things I mentioned.

I noticed this about a week ago, but couldn't believe my eyes. Don't

know how much color will return, but this was an unexpected

development.

I believe and hope that it is all connected. If we find the answer

for one issue, we will find the answers for the rest.

Orelindel

[Guest guest]

nothing will be next if you take enough iodine, and adrenal meds. IMO

gracia

My mild vitiligo looks the same after iodine dosing. The chance of havingmultiple autoimmune diseases like vitiligo goes up something like 30% with thedevelopment of one... such as Hashimoto's. Oh great can't wait to see what'snext.--- orelindel <whatmattersmostcablespeed> wrote:> Hi Everyone,> > I was just wondering whether anyone has vitiligo in addition to your > thyroid problem? I do and am finding that I since I've begun taking > the Iodoral and selenium that some areas of my vitiligo is becoming > more normal in color. I have not found this to be the case with the > solid white patches, but am seeing it in areas where my skin appears > bleached.> > I'm not on Armour yet, but hope to soon.> > Orelindel> > P.S. Here's a link to an article which I found while researching the > subject. It says that this patient population resides in an iodine-> replete area of Greece:> > http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=iodine+vitiligo & fr=FP-tab-web-> t400 & toggle=1 & ei=UTF-> 8 & u=www.medscape.com/viewarticle/511189_2 & w=iodine+vitiligo & d=GuBvsmP> 9NJcb & icp=1 & .intl=us> > > The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology> August 2005 (Volume 53, Number 2) > > Increased Prevalence of Chronic Autoimmune (Hashimoto's) Thyroiditis > in Children and Adolescents With Vitiligo> > Kakourou T, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Papadopoulou A, Kaloumenou E, > Chrousos GP > > The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2005;53(2):220-> 223> > > > > > > __________________________________________________