Alexithymia and immunoendocrine parameters in patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: N. Terminio (Author), A. Rigon (Author), G. Coppolino (Author), F. Buzzulini (Author), L. Arcarese (Author), F. Serino (Author), F. Caccipaglia (Author), R. Bruni (Author), M. Vadacca (Author), A. Afeltra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of alexithymia in patients affected by SLE or RA and to investigate the correlation between alexithymia and immunoendocrine parameters (PRL, hGH, IL-6 and TNF-alfa). Methods: Twenty-five patients (12 and 13 affected by SLE and RA, respectiv...