IMMUNOHISTOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN HASHIMOTO THYROIDITIS AND SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

A morphologic study was performed on the thyroid tissues of Hashimoto thy-roiditis (HT) and subacute thyroiditis (SAT) with histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. The results showed that the number and proportion of Ig and T positive cells were quite similar between these two diseases, suggesting that autoimmunoaction may play an important role in the generation and development of SAT.