What Are Antithyroid Antibodies?

Including thyroglobulin antibodies, thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb), thyroid microsomal antibodies, TSH receptor antibodies, etc., antibodies are organ specific and species specific (cross-reactive with primates) The disease is typical but not disease specific.

Including thyroglobulin antibodies, thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb), thyroid microsomal antibodies, TSH receptor antibodies, etc., antibodies are organ specific and species specific (cross-reactive with primates) The disease is typical but not disease specific.
Name
Antithyroid antibody
category
Immunology

Anti-thyroid antibody normal value

Normal value: negative.

Clinical significance of antithyroid antibodies

Positive: Lymphocytic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease), primary hypothyroidism, exophthalmic goiter, malignant anemia, Addison's disease, myasthenia gravis, liver disease, various connective tissue vascular diseases, etc. .

Anti-thyroid antibody precautions

(1) The low titer of only one antibody is of little practical significance, as it can also be detected in many other diseases and healthy people, especially older women.
(2) Diffuse goiter without high antibody titer may be malignant tumor.

Antithyroid antibody related diseases

Goiter with normal thyroid function, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis in children, antibodies, thyroid-related eye disease, endemic cretinism, etc.

Antithyroid antibody related symptoms

Goiter and so on.
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