title: Sarcoidosis and thyrotoxicosis: A study of five patients.
abstract: Five patients with sarcoidosis and thyrotoxicosis have been studied. Autoimmunity resulting from loss of thymus-derived lymphocyte control is suggested as a cause common to both.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies