"Thyroiditis, Autoimmune" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-CELLS and thyroid AUTOANTIBODIES. The clinical signs can range from HYPOTHYROIDISM to THYROTOXICOSIS depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.
| Descriptor ID |
D013967
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.874.871.102 C20.111.809
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune- Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
- Autoimmune Thyroiditides
- Thyroiditides, Autoimmune
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis
- Thyroiditis, Lymphocytic
- Lymphocytic Thyroiditides
- Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
- Thyroiditides, Lymphocytic
- Thyroiditis, Lymphomatous
- Lymphomatous Thyroiditides
- Lymphomatous Thyroiditis
- Thyroiditides, Lymphomatous
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