Table 1.
Correlation of goiter, thyroid function, and anti-TPO in 110 cases of thyroiditis.
| Type of thyroiditis (n = number) | Goiter | Thyroid function | Anti-TPO titer Number of cases/increased titer |
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| Diffuse | Uneven | SN | Hypo | Hyper | SCH | Euth | ||
| Hashimoto thyroiditis (n = 100) | 71 | 27 | 02 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 61/44 |
| HT with colloid goiter (n = 5) | 01 | 04 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 5/2 |
| de Quervain thyroiditis (n = 3) | 00 | 03 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 3/0 |
| Postpartum thyroiditis (n = 1) | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 1/0 |
| HT with malignancy (n = 1) | 00 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 1/1 |
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| Total-110 | 73 | 34 | 03 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 71/47 |
HT: Hashimoto's thyroiditis; SN: solitary nodule; Hyper: hyperthyroidism; Hypo: hypothyroidism; SCH: subclinical hypothyroidism; Euth: euthyroidism.