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KMID : 0882420060700010101
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2006 Volume.70 No. 1 p.101 ~ p.106
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A case of Hashimoto`s thyroiditis with chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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강명수/Kang MS
이순일/김동우/김희진/정현경/유동수/고재향/Lee SI/Kim DW/Kim HJ/Chung HK/Yoo DS/Go JH
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Abstract
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease characterized by a gradual enlargement of the thyroid gland, extensive lymphocytic infiltration and fibrosis of thyroid follicles. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis occurs frequently in conjunction with a wide range of organ-specific and systemic autoimmune diseases. The association of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with other autoimmune diseases also has been recognized. Here, we report a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosed by abrupt painful swelling of the thyroid gland in a 69-year-old woman with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The painful enlargement of goiter and elevated levels of antibodies to thyroglobulin were improved after chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, vicristine and prednisolone.
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