Misdiagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis or confirming a diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: For a diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:
- Lymphoma - lymphoma may be initially misdiagnosed as Hashimoto's but subsequent tests usually cause the doctor to correct this.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: It is also important to know that too much thyroid replacement hormone can mimic the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. This is a condition that occurs from overproduction of thyroid hormones. These symptoms include insomnia, irritability, weight loss without dieting, heat sensitivity, increased perspiration, thinning of your skin, fine or brittle hair, muscular weakness, eye changes, lighter menstrual flow, rapid heart beat and hand tremors.1
Misdiagnosis cases for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: NWHIC
Last revision:
May 28, 2003
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