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Conditions›Endocrine disorders›Thyroid diseases›Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis)

Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis)

An autoimmune condition in which the immune system makes antibodies against the thyroid gland (the butterfly-shaped gland in the throat).

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 39 years experience

Is a type of:Thyroid diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

Common	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis)

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Ferrous sulfate

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Tests

Thyroid peroxidase antibodies

Thyroid blood tests

Related questions

A 42-year-old member asked:

Chronic thyroiditis (hashimotos disease) . I need a website please?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Is focal chronic autoimmune thyroiditis an age-related disease?

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Please explain which diseases can be in result of hashimoto's thyroiditis?

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A 31-year-old member asked:

How is hashimoto's thyroiditis different from grave's disease?

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Is chronic thyroiditis considered hashimoto disease?

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A 34-year-old female asked:

Hi I have Hashimotos thyroiditis. My antibodies are in the 300s and my crp is high at 54. Should I be concerned about the crp? Is it from my autoimmune condition or something else? Should I get tested for other autoimmune diseases?

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I have hashimoto thyroiditis.I want to know if gluten has some interaction on this disease because i have seen many american articles about this?

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Is drinking green tea or taking green tea supplements risky for autoimmune disease? I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

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A 22-year-old female asked:

What is the significance of radioactive iodine scan in various throid diseases like myxedema, hashimoto's thyroiditis and graves disease?

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A 33-year-old member asked:

I need ask someone who knows about hashimoto's thyroiditis. How long does the disorder last?

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