Chapter 19. ACUTE AND SUBACUTE, AND RIEDEL’S THYROIDITIS

On the basis of positive antibody titers and elevated TSH levels, 2 - 5% were believed to have asymptomatic thyroiditis. These test results correlate with focal collection of lymphocytes on histologic examination of the thyroid glands(40), are frequently associated with elevated levels of TSH(41), and probably represent one end of a spectrum of ... ................
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