[Assessment of the effectiveness of conservative therapy of autoimmune thyroiditis using echographic study of the thyroid].

A thyroid enlargement was noted during ultrasound investigation of 41 patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. The structure of glandular tissue was inhomogeneous with zones of rarity and density. Repeated echography of the thyroid in 20 patients with autoimmune thyroiditis after prolonged thyrotherapy (thyroiodine at a daily dose of 0.1-0.2 g and 1.2 tablets of Thyreocomb daily) revealed diminished sizes of the thyroid in 9 patients, unchanged sizes of the thyroid in 11, unchanged echostructure of the thyroid in 17, in 3 patients thyroid tissue echogeneity was increased, its structure became more homogeneous, sizes became less. This method provides additional information on the topography, sizes and echostructure of the thyroid, assessing the effectiveness of conservative therapy.