Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Two forms of progression Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is also called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, chronic Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, or (more rarely) Hashimoto’s disease. Sometimes one also comes across the terms autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s syndrome, Hashimoto’s disease or the abbreviated name Hashimoto. It is an autoimmune disease. This means that the patient’s own immune system attacks the thyroid gland. … Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment