Hashimoto thyroiditis - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
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. "
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006