Open AccessThyroid morphology in lethal non-thyroidal illness: a post-mortem study
Author(s) -
FE De Jongh,
A. C. Jöbsis,
J.W.F. Elte
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1440221
Subject(s) - thyroid , medicine , histology , intensive care , autopsy , hormone , gastroenterology , thyroid disease , endocrinology , physiology , pathology , intensive care medicine
Non-thyroidal illness (NTI) is associated with alterations in thyroid hormone metabolism. Whether morphological changes of the thyroid gland accompany NTI is unknown. The aim of the present study was to describe thyroid morphology in patients with lethal non-thyroidal disease.
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