CELLULAR HYPERSENSITIVITY IN HASHIMOTO'S THYROIDITIS

Abstract

Abstract An in vitro method based upon the specific action of thyroid extract upon the migration of leucocytes is presented. The specificity of the method in detecting a state of cellular hypersensitivity is discussed. The results presented indicate that patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis develop cellular hypersensitivity directed against constituents of the thyroid gland.