Guest guest Posted November 21, 1999 Report Share Posted November 21, 1999 Hi all, I just did a search of medline. From 1966 to the present only 1 relavant article came up. AITD I assume is Autoimmune Thyroid disease. Here is a slice of it: " Classical AITD (i.e. Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) has been shown to be associated with a variety of infectious agents (e.g. Yersinia enterocolitica, retroviruses) while infections of the thyroid gland (e.g. subacute thyroiditis, congenital rubella) have been shown to be associated with thyroid autoimmune phenomena. However, the causative role of infectious agents in AITD has not been definitively demonstrated in humans although AITD can be induced in experimental animals by certain viral infections. " Regards, Vesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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