Histopathological Changes of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands in HIV-Infected Patients

Table 3

Histopathological findings in thyroid gland.

Histologic findings	Frequency; HIV-infected; patients (%)	Frequency; Non-HIV-infected; patients (%)
Nodular goiter	3 (2.7%)	6 (8%)
Cryptococcal infection	1 (0.9%)	1 (1.3%)
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	1 (0.9%)	1 (1.3%)
Kaposi sarcoma	1 (0.9%)	0
CMV infection	1 (0.9%)	0
Interstitial fibrosis	5 (4.9%)	2 (2.6%)
Lymphocytic thyroiditis	0	2 (2.6%)
Papillary carcinoma	0	1 (1.3%)