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Fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, myopathy, depression,  menorrhagia, and infertility  
* 15-30 yo women
* Fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, myopathy, depression,  menorrhagia, and infertility  


Nontender mild neck swelling
* Nontender mild neck swelling
Puffy face, bradycardia, and dry skin
* Puffy face, bradycardia, and dry skin


Decreased T3/T4 and increased TSH
* Decreased T3/T4 and increased TSH
Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
* Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
* Elevated cholesterol levels
 
* Hypoechoic thyroid gland with coarse or "micronodular" echotexture on U/S
* Increased vascularity of the gland
 
* Extensive T cell lymphocytic infiltrate
* Nuclear clearing
* Germinal center formation
* Hürthle cells and giant cells
* Fibrosis
 
 
* HLA-DR5
* CTLA4

Revision as of 21:37, 1 November 2015

  • 15-30 yo women
  • Fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, constipation, myopathy, depression, menorrhagia, and infertility
  • Nontender mild neck swelling
  • Puffy face, bradycardia, and dry skin
  • Decreased T3/T4 and increased TSH
  • Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
  • Elevated cholesterol levels
  • Hypoechoic thyroid gland with coarse or "micronodular" echotexture on U/S
  • Increased vascularity of the gland
  • Extensive T cell lymphocytic infiltrate
  • Nuclear clearing
  • Germinal center formation
  • Hürthle cells and giant cells
  • Fibrosis


  • HLA-DR5
  • CTLA4