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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2009

A 40-year-old female patient has enlarged thyroid gland. On palpation the gland is dense, its surface is slightly tuberous. Histological examination of gland sample revealed diffuse infiltration of tissue by the cells, formation of lymphoid follicles. What disease is it?

Answer options

  1. Endemic goiter
  2. Riedel’s disease
  3. Autoimmune thyroiditis
  4. Sporadic goiter
  5. Diffuse toxic goiter
Correct answer

Autoimmune thyroiditis

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