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Hashimoto's thyroiditis in HTLV-I carriers
1First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan.
Abstract:
We describe two HTLV-I virus carriers who have biopsy-proven Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The first patient, a 64-year-old female, has had goiter and hypothyroidism since the age of 56. The second patient, a 66-year-old male, developed hyperthyroidism and goiter at the age of 44, but at present he is hypothyroid. Both patients are positive for anti-thyroid antibodies and anti-HTLV-I virus antibody. Findings of the thyroid biopsy specimens were consistent with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. These data suggest that Hashimoto's thyroiditis develops in HTLV-I carriers who have no clinical evidence of HAM/TSP.
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