autoimmune thyroiditis

autoimmune thyroiditis
1. any of various types of thyroiditis characterized by the presence of Askanazy cells and autoantibodies that destroy the gland and cause hypothyroidism; they may occur in any age or sex but particularly affect middle-aged to elderly women. A distinction is made between types with goiter (2. Hashimoto disease) and those without goiter (atrophic or atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis). Riedel thyroiditis is a less common type, and Graves disease is a closely related condition. Hashimoto disease. 3. any of various experimental animal models of thyroiditis.

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