Hashimoto thyroiditis

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• Synonyms

  • Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis
  • Lymphocytic thyroiditis

• Causes

  • Endocrine autoimmune disease
  • HLA-B35
  • HLA-DR5
  • Anti-microsomal antibody
  • Type II polyglandular syndrome
  • Type III polyglandular syndrome
  • Female gender
  • Old age
  • Polygenic inheritance

• Effects

  • Hypothyroidism
  • Thyroid lymphoma

• Parents

  • Thyroid disease

• Treatments

  • Thyroxine

• Description

  • "Treat hypothyroidism if symptomatic
  • TSH>15
  • or antibodies present Risk factors: �Sex. Women more likely to get Hashimoto's disease. �Age. commonly occurs during middle age. �Family history �Other autoimmune disease. "