Block 2 Case 1 - immuno

A 30 year old woman presented to the office complaining of  fatigue and muscle aches and stiffness in her joints. She noted that for the last month she has been very constipated. She also has gained 20 lbs since her last visit and complains that she feels depressed.


1.  What antibodies are seen with this disease? _____________________

2. You run a thyroid function test - what does it show? TSH ___ T3/T4_____


3. What is the diagnosis? _____________________

4. A biopsy of the thyroid is done and shown below - what are the key feature - name 2?

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http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/ENDOHTML/ENDO017.html

5. What form(s) of hyper-sensitivity are seen in this condition? _______________________

6. What is the arrow pointing to?

http://www.pathpedia.com/education/eatlas/histopathology/thyroid_gland/hashimoto_thyroiditis.aspx

7. What is in the circle?

8. Name 3 cell types in this picture: