Thyroiditis, also known as thyroiditis, is a generic term for a group of diseases of various causes, prognoses and courses, all based on inflammation of the thyroid gland. The German Society of Endocrinology differentiates thyroiditis into three classes: all forms of thyroiditis are, however, well treatable today and have a very low risk of complications … Inflammation of the thyroid gland
Subacute Thyroiditis (de Quervain) The inflammation of the thyroid gland, also known as Quervain’s thyroiditis or thyroiditis de Quervain after the Swiss Fritz de Quervain (1868-1941), is also an inflammatory tissue disease of the thyroid gland, although it shows a somewhat slower progression of the disease (subacute) and different symptoms than acute thyroiditis. The origin … Subacute Thyroiditis (de Quervain) | Inflammation of the thyroid gland
The chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) Chronic thyroiditis according to Hashimoto is an autoimmune disease, i.e. a disease in which the body’s own cells mistakenly attack other functional cells. This process takes place slowly in the thyroid gland and is irreversible. However, the function of the thyroid gland can be replaced very well and without great … The chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) | Inflammation of the thyroid gland
