Basic Summary for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Main name of condition: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Other names or spellings: Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease
What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Brief description of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Autoimmune disease causing deficient thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism).
Parent types of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Autoimmune diseases, Autoimmune thyroid diseases, Thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid disorders, Under-diagnosed conditions
Organs Affected by Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: thyroid gland
How many people get Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Prevalance of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: 1,490,371 adults and 205,159 children in the USA 1996 1
Prevalance Rate of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: approx 1 in 182 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [about data]
Who gets Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Patient Profile for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Usually adults 30-50
Gender Profile for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Women 50:1 (NWHIC).
How serious is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Prognosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Good. Most patients recover with treatment.
Prognosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Most patients regain normal health with treatment. 2
Complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see complications of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
What causes Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Class of Condition for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: autoimmune
Causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
What are the symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Can anyone else get Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Contagion of autoimmunity: generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Inheritance: see inheritance of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
How is it treated?
Treatments for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: see treatments for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition
2. excerpt from Endocrine Diseases: NWHIC
Last revision: May 28, 2003
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