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Histologic changes in hypothyroidism
Question:
A 35-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with complaints of intolerance to cold, weight gain, fatigue, and constipation. Laboratory studies reveal increased serum cholesterol and decreased serum T3 and T4 levels. She is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which of the following findings is most likely to be observed on microscopic examination of her thyroid gland?
Options:
A)Hyperplasia of the parafollicular cells
B)Colloid depletion
C)Hypertrophy of follicular cells
D)Deposition of amyloid protein
E)Histiocytic granulomas
Histologic changes in hypothyroidism
Question:
A 35-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with complaints of intolerance to cold, weight gain, fatigue, and constipation. Laboratory studies reveal increased serum cholesterol and decreased serum T3 and T4 levels. She is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which of the following findings is most likely to be observed on microscopic examination of her thyroid gland?
Options:
A)Hyperplasia of the parafollicular cells
B)Colloid depletion
C)Hypertrophy of follicular cells
D)Deposition of amyloid protein
E)Histiocytic granulomas