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Hi,
I am interested in the occurrence of plantar warts. Generally (not scientifically, through my case load) it seems:
1) warts (verrucae) appear in families...genetic link?
2) warts don't seem to appear as we age, i.e if a person doesn't get them when they are young, they are less likely to get them as they age..(I know this is very general, my eldest patient was 73 when his first verrucae appeared)
However..has anyone noticed any correlation between hypothyroidism and plantar warts? I know it effects skin, hair, temperature...but any known literature anywhere?
Please let me know.

Best Regards

 

It makes sense as if optimum thyroid levels aren't maintained a variety of disease processes can occur.

I've found these articles -

Thyroid Hormone Modulation of Immunity: Its Participation in Chronic Stress-Induced Immune Alterations
(M. Genaro, Ana; J. Klecha, Alicia; R. Frick, Luciana; L. Barreiro Arcos, Maria; A. Cremaschi, Graciela)

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cir/2010/00000006/00000004/art00008


Preliminary evidence of immune function modulation by thyroid hormones in healthy men and women aged 55-70 years.
(Hodkinson CF, Simpson EE, Beattie JH, O'Connor JM, Campbell DJ, Strain JJ, Wallace JM.)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19398496

 

Thankyou very much. Just what I wanted.
Gill