Question 1

chronic thyroiditis (hashimotos disease) . i need a website please?

Accepted Answer

American Thyroid: In addition to the information on health tap, excellent patient information about thyroid conditions is available on the website of the american thyroid association.

Question 2

can you have subacute thyroiditis and hashimoto's thyroiditis together?

Accepted Answer

Same thing: These are similar depending on nomenclature.

Question 3

can you have both sub-acute thyroiditis and hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is considered a more chronic condition while subacute thyroiditis usually lasts for a few weeks or months and is probably caused by a variety of viruses. They can occur together but the diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis can be confounded by the simultaneous occurence of hashimoto's because the symptoms and the tests can be similar in some cases.

Question 4

is chronic thyroiditis considered hashimoto disease?

Accepted Answer

Hashimoto: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.  This is the most common form of thyroiditis.  Other forms of thyroiditis include drug-induced (amiodarone) which can also be chronic.  Infectious and post-partum thyroiditis tend to be more acute.

Question 5

i have hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Accepted Answer

Okay: This is usually easy to manage by thyroid replacement as required. A heads-up -- maybe 1% of hashimoto's folks get a vasculitis that can involve the brain and mimic multiple sclerosis; it's treatable but it needs to be suspected before the call can be made. Complications of hashimoto's are rare; you can read about them on your own, get seen fast if the goiter grows fast.

Question 6

can hashimoto's thyroiditis  be cures?

Accepted Answer

No.: Treated not cured.  Very easy to treat.  This is an autoimmune disease of unknown cause.  Body makes antibodies against the thyroid and kills it.  Must generally take replacement hormone for life.

Question 7

how does hashimoto's thyroiditis develop?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Hashimoto's thyroiditis develops when the immune system misclassifies one or more thyroid proteins as foreign (not belonging to that person) and begins making antibodies that target the protein(s).  This can cause the thyroid to become enlarged (form a goiter), develop regional growths, or nodules, or make too little thyroid hormone.  Once in a while, it can result in too much thyroid hormone.

Question 8

what is this hashimoto's thyroiditis condition?

Accepted Answer

Antibody to thyroid: It is an autoimmune disorder - meaning, for reasons we don't fully understand, the body makes antibodies against the thyroid. This causes a low grade inflammation which over time can make the thyroid underactive. It is the most common cause of hypothyroidism.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Accepted Answer

None to severe: Depends on whether the gland is enlarged to cause compressive symptoms or underactive to cause hypothyroid symptoms.

Question 10

is recovery from hashimoto's thyroiditis possible?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, it's possible that an individual be diagnosed with hashimoto's thyroiditis only to be serology negative a few months later. This is however, the exception rather than the rule. Talk with your doctor if what you had was acute thyroiditis due to infection instead.

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