What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Hashimoto thyroiditis is characterized by the destruction of thyroid cells by various cell- and antibody-mediated immune processes. Patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis have antibodies to various thyroid antigens, the most frequently detected of which include antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO), antithyroglobulin (anti-Tg), and, to a lesser extent, TSH receptor-blocking antibodies.
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: progressive enlargement of the thyroid gland, often associated with hypothyroidism.
  Source - Diseases Database

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, or a subtype of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hashimoto's Thyroiditis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Introduction

Types of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:

Broader types of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:

• Autoimmune diseases
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases
• Thyroiditis
• Hypothyroidism
• Thyroid disorders
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Prevalance of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: 1,490,371 adults and 205,159 children in the USA 1996 ¹
Prevalance Rate of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: approx 1 in 182 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [about data]

Who gets Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Patient Profile for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Usually adults 30-50

Gender Profile for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Women 50:1 (NWHIC).

Gender Ratio for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: females 15-20 times higher than in males

How serious is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Prognosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: With early diagnosis, timely institution of levothyroxine replacement therapy, informed patient follow-up care, and attention to other attendant complications, the prognosis is excellent and patients lead a normal life.
Complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Prognosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Most patients regain normal health with treatment. (Source: excerpt from Endocrine Diseases: NWHIC)

What causes Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

What are the symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Onset of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: The most commonly affected age range is 30-50 years, with the peak incidence in men occurring 10-15 years later.

Can anyone else get Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Contagion of autoimmunity: generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Inheritance: see inheritance of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see treatments for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Research for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see research for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Organs Affected by Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:

Organs and body systems related to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis include:

• Thyroid gland

Name and Aliases of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Main name of condition: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Class of Condition for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: autoimmune

Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto struma, lymphadenoid goiter, chronic lymphadenoid syndrome, struma lymphomatosa, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto syndrome, Hashimoto disease, Thyroiditis, Chronic, Hashimoto's Struma

Struma lymphomatosa Source - Diseases Database

Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's Disease, Hashimoto's Struma, Thyroiditis, Chronic, Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's Disease, Hashimoto's Struma, Thyroiditis, Chronic, Hashimoto's syndrome, Hashimoto's Struma, Thyroiditis, Chronic, Hashimoto's syndrome, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:

• Multinodular goitre
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Papillary carcinoma of thyroid
• Medullary carcinoma of thyroid
• Thyroid nodule
• Fine needle aspiration cytology
• Subacute thyroiditis

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