Hashimoto's disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Although anyone can develop Hashimoto's disease, it's most common among middle-aged women. The primary treatment is thyroid hormone replacement. Hashimoto's disease is also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.
Hashimoto’s Disease: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
WEBJun 26, 2023 · Hashimoto’s disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects your thyroid gland. It can cause lower-than-normal levels of thyroid hormone in your body. This affects several areas of your body and causes symptoms like …
Hashimoto's disease - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Most people with Hashimoto's disease will have thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies in their blood. Lab tests for other antibodies associated with Hashimoto's disease may need to be done. Treatment. Most people with Hashimoto's disease take medication to treat hypothyroidism.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis - American Thyroid Association
WEBApr 21, 2021 · WHAT IS HASHIMOTO’S THYROIDITIS? Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis. It is an autoimmune disorder. This means you develop antibodies [thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and/or thyroglobulin (Tg) antibodies] that damage your thyroid gland.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
WEBHashimoto thyroiditis can cause your thyroid to not make enough thyroid hormone. It's an autoimmune disease. It occurs when your body makes antibodies that attack the cells in your thyroid. Symptoms may include an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), tiredness, weight gain, and muscle weakness.
Hashimoto's Disease - NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and ...
WEBHashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid. Rarely, the disease can cause hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. In people with Hashimoto’s disease.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
WEBOct 26, 2023 · What Is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? Also called Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease, a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks healthy or normal cells.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia
WEBHashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and Hashimoto's disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed. [1] [6] A slightly broader term is autoimmune thyroiditis, identical other than that it is also used to describe a similar condition without a goiter. [7] [8]
Thyroiditis: Evaluation and Treatment - AAFP
WEBHashimoto thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder that presents with or without signs or symptoms of hypothyroidism, often with a painless goiter, and is associated with elevated thyroid...
Hashimoto Thyroiditis - Hashimoto Thyroiditis - Merck Manual ...
WEBHashimoto thyroiditis is believed to be the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism in North America. It is several times more prevalent among females. Incidence increases with age and in patients with chromosomal disorders, including Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and Klinefelter syndrome. A family history of thyroid …