THE RELATION OF THYROID AUTO-IMMUNITY TO ROUND-CELLED INFILTRATION OF THE THYROID GLAND
AUTOR(ES)
Schade, R. O. K.
RESUMO
The relationship between thyroid auto-immunity and the presence of lymphocytes in the thyroid gland has been analysed in patients with Graves' disease, toxic adenoma, and non-toxic nodular goitre. In all these conditions circulating antibody to thyroglobulin was significantly associated with lymphocytic infiltration. No similar correlation was established in the case of the complement-fixing antibody.
