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| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis or Hypothyroidism |
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| Overview of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis or Hypothyroidism |
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashimotos thyroiditis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. |
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a condition caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland. MedicineNet.com |
| Hashimoto's vs. Hypothyroidism: What's the Difference? Hashimoto's disease is a disease, and hypothyroidism is a condition. Hypothyroidism is most commonly caused by Hashimoto's disease, but the two terms are not interchangeable. Here is more information to help understand the difference. about.com. Thyroid Disease. |
| Hypothyroidism: When the gland goes haywire. One of the most common causes of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disorder in which white blood cells gradually replace thyroid tissue, which then comes under attack by immune-system proteins called antibodies. Sun Star, February 16, 2004. (Also see: Antibodies) |
| Symptoms of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
| Depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition may have poor prognosis Whether depression is linked to having an under-active thyroid gland has been debated for many years. Research published in BMC Psychiatry this week suggests that some patients with depression may be suffering from a subtle autoimmune thyroid condition, which could hinder their recovery. Medical News Today 03/15/04. (Also see: Emotional Adjustment) |
| Electrophysiological tests of the hearing organ in Hashimoto's disease. The aim of this study was to assess peripheral and central parts of the hearing organ in children with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. PubMed. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jan;17(1):27-32. |
| Diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
| Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in Diagnosis of Different Types of Thyroiditis and Its Comparison with Clinical and Biochemical Findings. From the present study it is concluded that FNAC is a safe, reliable, cost effective and time saving method in the diagnosis of thyroiditis. Being a benign condition also reduce the rate of unnecessary operation, which can be treated conservatively. Parveen K. (PubMed) Mymensingh Med J. 2009 Jul;18(2):250-4. |
| Correlation of computerized gray-scale sonographic findings with thyroid function and thyroid autoimmune activity in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Use of this modality may prove beneficial in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with HT. PubMed. J Clin Ultrasound. 2004 Mar-Apr;32(3):136-40. |
| Causes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
| Risk factors and pathogenesis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the genetic component is important in the pathogenesis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, although the pattern of inheritance is non-Mendelian and is likely to be influenced by subtle variations in the functions of multiple genes. (PubMed) G. Paknys. Medicina (Kaunas). 2009;45(7):574-83. |
| Cellular immune responses in autoimmune thyroid disease. Thyroid cell destruction in autoimmune hypothyroidism is dependent on T cell-mediated cytotoxicity with the likely additional effect of death receptor-mediated apoptosis. PubMed. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Oct;61(4):405-13. |
| Anti-neuronal autoantibody in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: neuropathological, immunohistochemical, and biochemical analysis of two patients. Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is thought to be caused by disorders of immune mechanisms. Our results indicate that anti-neuronal autoantibodies may be associated with the pathogenesis of HE. PubMed. J Neurol Sci. 2004 Jan 15;217(1):7-12. |
| Treatments of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
| Cerebrospinal Immunoglobulin Level Changes and Clinical Response to Treatment of Hashimoto's Encephalopathy. We describe a 64-year-old male who presented with a 2-year history of behavioral and cognitive decline. He then underwent high dose steroid treatment after which patients' clinical condition stabilized and CSF analysis showed even further IgG decline. Gliebus G. (PubMed) Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2009 Jun 26. |
| Cancer and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
| Coexistence of papillary carcinoma and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In a large series of patients, the incidence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma coexistence in cytologic material was 0.4%. There was no statistically significant relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma in cytologic material. Matesa-Anić D (PubMed) Acta Clin Croat. 2009 Mar;48(1):9-12. |
| Thyroid autoimmunity in patients with malignant and benign breast diseases before surgery. The results of this study confirm the strong relation between thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer. The present data call attention to the usefulness of screening for autoimmune thyroid disorders in patients with nodular breast disease selected for surgery. European Journal of Endocrinology, Vol 154, Issue 5, 645-649. |
| Detection and molecular characterisation of thyroid cancer precursor lesions in a specific subset of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Our findings provide a well-substantiated morphological and molecular demonstration that HT may include a spectrum of different thyroid conditions ranging from chronic autoimmune thyroiditis to thyroiditis triggered by specific immune-response to cancer-related antigens. PubMed. Br J Cancer. 2004 Aug 3. |
| The incidence of thyroid carcinoma in Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Our experience and literature review. The possibility of an immunological and autoimmune mechanism in the etiopathogenia of papillary carcinomas stimulating lymphocytic infiltration has been suggested. We estimate the coexistence of papillary Ca. and Hashimoto's disease at 36.4% (4 of 11) in our case history. PubMed. An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 2004;31(3):223-30. |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) and Dementia with Hashimoto's |
| Progressive dementia caused by Hashimoto's encephalopathy - report of two cases. In patients with rapidly progressive dementia or with dementia of unknown origin, HE should be considered. PubMed. Eur J Neurol. 2004 Oct;11(10):711-3. |
| Brain perfusion abnormalities in patients with euthyroid autoimmune thyroiditis. These results show the high prevalence of brain perfusion abnormalities in euthyroid HT. These abnormalities are similar to those observed in cases of severe Hashimoto's encephalopathy and may suggest a higher than expected involvement of CNS in thyroid autoimmune disease. PubMed. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Jul 31. |
| Goiters |
| Goiters. The term “goiter” simply refers to the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a more common cause of goiter formation in the US. American Thyroid Association. |
| Sleep Apnea and Hashimoto's |
| Hashimoto thyroiditis and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: is there any relation between them? Five patients with HT showed the characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (one severe, one moderate and three mild OSAS), whereas no sleep breathing disturbance was found in the control group. These findings suggest that sleep related breathing problems may develop in the patients with autoimmune thyroiditis even if they are euthyroid. PubMed. Eur J Med Res. 2004 Dec 22;9(12):570-2. |
| Thyroid Education and Support |
| Five Reasons You Can't Get Your Thyroid Problem Diagnosed. Many thyroid patients write to ask why it can be so incredibly hard to get diagnosed. A few things to think about. About.com. 08/23/07. |
| How Armour® Thyroid Differs From Synthetic Thyroid Hormone Replacements. Armour Thyroid. |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. ISN. |
