Does the name “diffuse toxic goiter” reflect the structural state of the thyroid gland in this nosology?
Background. Diffuse toxic goiter (DTG), or Graves’ disease, is an autoimmune thyroid disease, the prevalence of which is steadily increasing in the structure of thyroid pathology and makes up about 80 % of all causes of hyperthyroidism. The purpose of our work was to study the structural state of th...
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Language: | English |
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Publishing House Zaslavsky
2020-04-01
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Series: | Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal |
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Online Access: | http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/205269 |