Cite this page: Islam S. SARS related changes. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/thyroidSARS.html. Accessed December 12th, 2019.
Definition / general
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome is associated with low T3 and T4 levels in 7% (Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2005;63:197)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Distorted, dilated and collapsed follicles
- Follicular cells are exfoliated into follicle, many cells are undergoing apoptosis (Hum Pathol 2007;38:95)
- No calcitonin+ cells (Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2005;85:667)
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