Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Autoimmune thyroid disorders (AITD) similar in pathomorphology picture results in hyper- or hypothyreosis. The differences between Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) suggested that changes in the subsets of T-cells may have an influence on the course of this reaction.Methods: The study involved 90 children: 30 with GD, 30 with HT and the control group – 30 children. After thyroidectomy, standard histological examina...