Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Hashimato's thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. The cause of Hashimato's thyroiditis is that body starts to produce antibodies against the normal thyroid tissue. This disease was the first disease to be described as autoimmune. for the first time it described by the Japanese specialist "Hakaru Hashimato" in Germany in 1912.[1]
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Media
Location of the thyroid gland
Systemic manifestations of hypothyroidism
High powered magnification showing lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis
Marked lympocytic infiltration (purple areas) of the thyroid gland in a patient with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis
Ultrasound imaging of the thyroid gland (right lobe longitudinal) in a person with Hashimoto thyroiditis
Ultrasound imaging of the thyroid showing Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Molecular structure of levothyroxine
References
- ↑ "Hashimoto's disease - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic.