Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romanyuk 2016
Morphology of Inflammation and Immunopathological Processes
Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis
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Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis
This is an example of chronic autoimmune inflammation of The Thyroid Gland. Causes: a partial defect of The Immune System leading to specific morphological changes within the endocrine Cells (ranging from lymphoplasmacytic infiltration to fibrous replacement of the glandular tissue). Consequences: thyroid hypofunction, fibrosis.
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