Auto-immunity in certain thyroid diseases.
In the years 1971-74, 88 patients were admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Finsen Institute because of thyroid disease. In 37 of these patients, who had also been tested for antibodies against the thyroid, the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. The existence of circulating antibodies against thyroid tissue was found to reflect the degree of lymphocyte infiltration in the thyroid gland, and is thus of significance in the evaluation of the patients' prognosis and potential risk at surgery.
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies