- chronic lymphadenoid thyroiditis
- chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis Hashimoto disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
chronic lymphadenoid thyroiditis
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Thyroiditis — Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: . The inflamed thyroid gland can release an excess of thyroid hormones into the blood stream, resulting in a temporary hyperthyroid state. Once the thyroid gland is depleted … Medical dictionary
Hashimoto disease — a progressive type of autoimmune thyroiditis with lymphocytic infiltration of the gland and circulating antithyroid antibodies; patients have goiter and gradually develop hypothyroidism. It has a familial predisposition, usually affects women,… … Medical dictionary
