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  2. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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    Hashimoto'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] Early on ...

  3. Thyroid nodule - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone and anti-thyroid antibodies will help decide if there is a functional thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis present, a known cause of a benign nodular goitre. [4] Fine needle biopsy for cytopathology is also used. [5] [6] [7] Thyroid nodules are extremely common in young adults and children.

  4. Hürthle cell - Wikipedia

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    A Hürthle cell is a cell in the thyroid that is often associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis [1] as well as benign and malignant tumors (Hürthle cell adenoma and Hürthle cell carcinoma, [2] formerly considered a subtype of follicular thyroid cancer). This version is a relatively rare form of differentiated thyroid cancer, accounting for ...

  5. Thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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    Hashimoto's thyroiditis is also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and patients with this disease often complain about difficulty swallowing. This condition may be so mild at first that the disease goes unnoticed for years. The first symptom that shows signs of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a goiter on the front of the neck.

  6. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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    Elevated anti-thryoglobulin (TgAb) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) can be found in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the most common autoimmune type of hypothyroidism. TPOAb levels have also been found to be elevated in patients who present with subclinical hypothyroidism (where TSH is elevated, but free T4 is normal), and ...

  7. Computed tomography of the thyroid - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid ultrasonography is the modality of choice for thyroid evaluation. [1] Yet, focal and diffuse thyroid abnormalities [2] are commonly encountered during the interpretation of computed tomography (CT) exams performed for various clinical purposes. [1] For example, CT often detects incidental thyroid nodules (ITNs).

  8. Hashimoto's encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Hashimoto's encephalopathy, also known as steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), is a neurological condition characterized by encephalopathy, thyroid autoimmunity, and good clinical response to corticosteroids. It is associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and was first described in 1966.

  9. Hashitoxicosis - Wikipedia

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    Hashitoxicosis. Hashitoxicosis, which can be abbreviated "Htx", [1] is a transient hyperthyroidism caused by inflammation associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis disturbing the thyroid follicles, resulting in excess release of thyroid hormone. [2]

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