Table 2.
Lymphocytic thyroiditis – Contrasted and compared with some of the previous studies
| Author | No. of Pts | Age (yrs) | Sex | Cytologic diagnosis | Clinical Presentation | Hormonal changes (%) | TMA (%) | RAIU | USG | Cytological grading | |
| Diffuse | Nodular | ||||||||||
| Kumar et al10 | 55 | 7–45 | 55F | All LT | 81.8% | 18.2% | 72 | 83.6 | - | - | Mild = 61.90% Mod. to Heavy = 38.1% |
| Nguyen et al11 | 146 | 15–70 | 139F 7M |
All LT | 71.92% | 28.08% | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Kini et al22 | 87 | - | - | 60LT (17on biopsy) | 78.16% | - | 49.33 | 61.64 | ↓ in nodules | - | - |
| Friedman et al12 | 40 | 18–71 | 33F 7M |
All LT | 5% | 80% | 7.5 | 75 | ↑ = 2.5% ↓ = 50% N = 47.5% |
- | - |
| Jayaram et al2 | 40 | 40–50 | 40F | 37LT | - | - | 45 | 57.5 | n = 10 All thyrotoxic ↑ = 100% |
n = 30 Hypo- anechoic |
n = 37 I = 13.51% II = 62.16% III = 24.32% |
| Bhatia et al | 76 | 6–60 | 70F 6M |
75 LT | 89.47% | 2.63% | 98.68 | n = 70 65.71 |
n = 65 ↑ = 18.46% ↓ = 30.77% N = 50.77% |
n = 48 micro nodules |
n = 75 Grade I = 38.67% Grade II = 44% Grade III = 17.33% |
LT = Lymphocytic thyroiditis, F = Females, M = Males, TMA = Thyroid microsomal antibodies, RAIU = Radioactive iodide uptake, USG = Ultrasonography, ↓ = decreased, ↑ = increased, N = Normal Pts = Patients