Sentences with phrase «by lymphocytic thyroiditis»
The tumors cause hyperthyroidism in 10 % of cases which is caused by lymphocytic thyroiditis (inflammation).
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If so, it's caused by lymphocytic thyroiditis or idiopathic thyroid atrophy:
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In the dog, hypothyroidism is usually caused by one of two diseases: lymphocytic thyroiditis or idiopathic thyroid gland atrophy.
Most cases of canine hypothyroidism appear to be caused by infiltrating cells from the immune system — lymphocytes that enter the thyroid gland in a condition called lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis (Graham et al., 2001).
Lymphocytic thyroiditis, probably immune - mediated, is characterized histologically by a diffuse infiltration of the gland by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages and results in progressive destruction of follicles and secondary fibrosis.