Virus-like particles in the follicular epithelium of the thyroid from a patient with subacute thyroiditis (De Quervain).
The author experienced a case of subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain) in a 36-year-old female. Electron microscopic examination of the thyroid tissue of the patient revealed virus-like particles (VLP) in the degenerated follicular epithelium Judging from the size, the VLP corresponded to the influenza or mumps virus.
D000328:Adult; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013577:Syndrome; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000473:pathology*