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An autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland, resulting in diffuse goiter, infiltration of the thyroid gland with lymphocytes, and hypothyroidism. Also called Hashimoto's thyroiditis, lymphadenoid goiter, struma lymphomatosa.

Hashimoto's disease

a progressive disease of the thyroid gland with degeneration of its epithelial elements and replacement by lymphoid and fibrous tissue; called also struma lymphomatosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Similar to lymphocytic thyroiditis in dogs.

It is thought that parathyroiditis represents an autoimmune process similar to thyroid gland Hashimoto's disease.

Parathyroiditis by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Between 6 and 7 million people suffer from hypothyroidism, the most common type being Hashimoto's disease, named for the Japanese doctor who first described the process that causes the thyroid to fail.

Unbalancing act by Angerman, Judith E. / Vibrant Life

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