Panova T N, Pogorelova N P, Rashevskaia E V
Ter Arkh. 1990;62(12):93-5.
Antibodies to Yersinia enterocolitica were tested in 87 patients with diffuse toxic goiter. They were detected in 32.1% of the patients and only 4.8% of the control group patients (p less than 0.01). The role of Yersinia infection in breakdown of natural tolerance to autologous thyroid tissue is discussed.
