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Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-CELLS and thyroid AUTOANTIBODIES. The clinical signs can range from HYPOTHYROIDISM to THYROTOXICOSIS depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.
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- Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
- Thyroiditis, Lymphocytic
- Thyroiditis, Lymphomatous
- Autoimmune Thyroiditides
- Lymphocytic Thyroiditides
- Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
- Lymphomatous Thyroiditides
- Lymphomatous Thyroiditis
- Thyroiditides, Autoimmune
- Thyroiditides, Lymphocytic
- Thyroiditides, Lymphomatous
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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87; was THYROIDITIS, LYMPHOMATOUS 1963-86
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- National Library of Medicine. Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013967. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013967
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_thyroiditis
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187842