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Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Index Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and Hashimoto's disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed. [1]

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  1. 138 relations: Addison's disease, American Thyroid Association, Anabolic steroid, Androgen, Antibody, Antithyroid autoantibodies, Anxiety disorder, Arthralgia, Atrial fibrillation, Autoantibody, Autoimmune disease, Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, Bradycardia, Cardiovascular disease, Caucasian race, Chicken, Clofibrate, Coeliac disease, Collagen, Concordance (genetics), Constipation, Cyclothymia, Danazol, Depression (mood), Desiccated thyroid extract, Diazepam, Dog, Down syndrome, Dysphagia, Elsevier, Endocrinology, Environmental factor, Eosinophilia, Erectile dysfunction, Estrogen, Etiology, Fatigue, Fatty acid, Fibromyalgia, Fibrosis, Fluorouracil, Furosemide, Genetics, Germinal center, Goitre, Graves' disease, Graves' ophthalmopathy, Hair loss, Hakaru Hashimoto, Hashimoto's encephalopathy, ... Expand index (88 more) »

  2. Aging-associated diseases
  3. Endocrine diseases

Addison's disease

Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex), causing adrenal insufficiency. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Addison's disease are diseases named for discoverer.

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American Thyroid Association

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a professional organization of over 1700 medical specialists devoted to thyroid biology and to the prevention and treatment of thyroid disease through excellence in research, clinical care, education, and public health.

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Anabolic steroid

Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR).

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Androgen

An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.

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Antibody

An antibody (Ab) is the secreted form of a B cell receptor; the term immunoglobulin (Ig) can refer to either the membrane-bound form or the secreted form of the B cell receptor, but they are, broadly speaking, the same protein, and so the terms are often treated as synonymous.

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Antithyroid autoantibodies

Antithyroid autoantibodies (or simply antithyroid antibodies) are autoantibodies targeted against one or more components on the thyroid.

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Anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired.

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Arthralgia

Arthralgia literally means 'joint pain'.

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Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart.

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Autoantibody

An autoantibody is an antibody (a type of protein) produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual's own proteins. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and autoantibody are autoimmune diseases.

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Autoimmune disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and autoimmune disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APSs), also called polyglandular autoimmune syndromes (PGASs) or polyendocrine autoimmune syndromes (PASs), are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases characterized by autoimmune activity against more than one endocrine organ, although non-endocrine organs can be affected. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome are autoimmune diseases and endocrine diseases.

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Bradycardia

Bradycardia, also called bradyarrhythmia, is a resting heart rate under 60 beats per minute (BPM).

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Cardiovascular disease are Aging-associated diseases.

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Caucasian race

The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid, Europid, or Europoid) is an obsolete racial classification of humans based on a now-disproven theory of biological race.

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Chicken

The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting. Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds.

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Clofibrate

Clofibrate (trade name Atromid-S) is a lipid-lowering agent used for controlling the high cholesterol and triacylglyceride level in the blood.

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Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods such as wheat, rye and barley. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Coeliac disease are autoimmune diseases.

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Collagen

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues.

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Concordance (genetics)

In genetics, concordance is the probability that a pair of individuals will both have a certain characteristic (phenotypic trait) given that one of the pair has the characteristic.

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Constipation

Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass.

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Cyclothymia

Cyclothymia, also known as cyclothymic disorder, psychothemia / psychothymia, bipolar III, affective personality disorder and cyclothymic personality disorder, is a mental and behavioural disorder that involves numerous periods of symptoms of depression and periods of symptoms of elevated mood.

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Danazol

Danazol, sold as Danocrine and other brand names, is a medication used in the treatment of endometriosis, fibrocystic breast disease, hereditary angioedema and other conditions.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

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Desiccated thyroid extract

Desiccated thyroid extract (DTE), is thyroid gland that has been dried and powdered for medical use.

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Diazepam

Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic.

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Dog

The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.

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Down syndrome

Down syndrome (United States) or Down's syndrome (United Kingdom and other English-speaking nations), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Down syndrome are diseases named for discoverer.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing.

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Elsevier

Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Environmental factor

An environmental factor, ecological factor or eco factor is any factor, abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms.

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Eosinophilia

Eosinophilia is a condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds.

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Erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Etiology

Etiology (alternatively spelled aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination.

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Fatigue

Fatigue describes a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion or loss of energy.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a medical syndrome which causes chronic widespread pain, accompanied by fatigue, waking unrefreshed, and cognitive symptoms.

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Fibrosis

Fibrosis, also known as fibrotic scarring, is a pathological wound healing in which connective tissue replaces normal parenchymal tissue to the extent that it goes unchecked, leading to considerable tissue remodelling and the formation of permanent scar tissue.

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Fluorouracil

Fluorouracil (5-FU, 5-fluorouracil), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a cytotoxic chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer.

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Furosemide

Furosemide is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease.

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Genetics

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.

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Germinal center

Germinal centers or germinal centres (GCs) are transiently formed structures within B cell zone (follicles) in secondary lymphoid organs – lymph nodes, ileal Peyer's patches, and the spleen – where mature B cells are activated, proliferate, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes (through somatic hypermutation aimed at achieving higher affinity) during a normal immune response; most of the germinal center B cells (BGC) are removed by tingible body macrophages.

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Goitre

A goitre, or goiter, is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and goitre are endocrine diseases and thyroid disease.

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Graves' disease

Graves disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow’s disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease are autoimmune diseases and thyroid disease.

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Graves' ophthalmopathy

Graves' ophthalmopathy, also known as thyroid eye disease (TED), is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the orbit and periorbital tissues, characterized by upper eyelid retraction, lid lag, swelling, redness (erythema), conjunctivitis, and bulging eyes (exophthalmos). Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' ophthalmopathy are autoimmune diseases and thyroid disease.

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Hair loss

Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from part of the head or body.

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Hakaru Hashimoto

was a Japanese doctor and medical scientist of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

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Hashimoto's encephalopathy

Hashimoto's encephalopathy, also known as steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), is a neurological condition characterized by encephalopathy, thyroid autoimmunity, and good clinical response to corticosteroids. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Hashimoto's encephalopathy are autoimmune diseases.

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Hashitoxicosis

Hashitoxicosis, which can be abbreviated "Htx", is a transient hyperthyroidism caused by inflammation associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis disturbing the thyroid follicles, resulting in excess release of thyroid hormone. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Hashitoxicosis are thyroid disease.

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Hürthle cell

A Hürthle cell is a cell in the thyroid that is often associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis as well as benign and malignant tumors (Hürthle cell adenoma and Hürthle cell carcinoma, formerly considered a subtype of follicular thyroid cancer).

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and heart failure are Aging-associated diseases.

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Heavy menstrual bleeding

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), previously known as menorrhagia or hematomunia, is a menstrual period with excessively heavy flow.

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Heparin

Heparin, also known as unfractionated heparin (UFH), is a medication and naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain.

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Hypercholesterolemia

Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

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Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Hyperthyroidism are thyroid disease.

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Hypertrophy

Hypertrophy is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells.

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Hypospadias

Hypospadias is a common malformation in fetal development of the penis in which the urethra does not open from its usual location on the head of the penis.

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Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism (also called underactive thyroid, low thyroid or hypothyreosis) is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Hypothyroidism are autoimmune diseases, endocrine diseases and thyroid disease.

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Infertility

Infertility is the inability of an animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.

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Intermenstrual bleeding

Intermenstrual bleeding (IMB) is vaginal bleeding at irregular intervals between expected menstrual periods.

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International unit

In pharmacology, the international unit (IU) is a unit of measurement for the effect or biological activity of a substance, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar forms of substances.

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Iodine

Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53.

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Iodine deficiency

Iodine deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine, an essential nutrient in the diet.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Klinefelter syndrome

Klinefelter syndrome (KS), also known as 47,XXY, is a chromosome anomaly where a male has an extra X chromosome. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Klinefelter syndrome are diseases named for discoverer.

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Kyushu University

, abbreviated to, is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu. Founded in 1911 as the fourth Imperial University in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and research in Kyushu, Japan, and beyond. The history of the university began a few decades before its founding when the medical school of the Fukuoka Domain (福岡藩 Fukuoka han) was established in 1867, the final year of the Edo period.

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Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (or in German, Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie), established in 1860 as Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie by founding editor Bernhard von Langenbeck, is the oldest medical journal of surgery in the world.

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Levothyroxine

Levothyroxine, also known as -thyroxine, is a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).

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Liothyronine

Liothyronine is a manufactured form of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3).

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Lobulation

A lobulation is an appearance resembling lobules.

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Lymphocyte

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell (leukocyte) in the immune system of most vertebrates.

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Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.

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Marmoset

The marmosets, also known as zaris or sagoin, are twenty-two New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, and Mico.

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Mary Ann Liebert

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held independent publishing company founded by its president, Mary Ann Liebert, in 1980.

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Mefenamic acid

Mefenamic acid is a member of the anthranilic acid derivatives (or fenamate) class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and is used to treat mild to moderate pain.

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Metaplasia

Metaplasia is the transformation of a cell type to another cell type.

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Methadone

Methadone, sold under the brand names Dolophine and Methadose among others, is a synthetic opioid agonist used for chronic pain and also for opioid use disorder.

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Microchimerism

Microchimerism is the presence of a small number of cells in an individual that have originated from another individual and are therefore genetically distinct. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Microchimerism are autoimmune diseases.

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Middle age

Middle age, or middle adulthood, is the age range of the years halfway between childhood and old age.

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Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is the death and expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive independently.

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Mitotane

Mitotane, sold under the brand name Lysodren, is a steroidogenesis inhibitor and cytostatic antineoplastic medication which is used in the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma and Cushing's syndrome.

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Mood disorder

A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature.

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Mouse

A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Multiple sclerosis are autoimmune diseases.

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Myalgia

Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue.

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness.

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Myxedema

Myxedema (myxoedema) is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism.

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Myxedema coma

Myxedema coma is an extreme or decompensated form of hypothyroidism and while uncommon, is potentially lethal. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Myxedema coma are thyroid disease.

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Myxedema psychosis

Myxedema psychosis is a relatively uncommon consequence of hypothyroidism, such as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis or in patients who have had the thyroid surgically removed and are not taking thyroxine. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Myxedema psychosis are thyroid disease.

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Niacin

Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and a vitamer ofvitamin B3, an essential human nutrient.

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), also known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas.

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Nontoxic nodular goiter

Nontoxic nodular goiter also known as a Nontoxic Goiter is an enlarged thyroid without hyperthyroidism. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Nontoxic nodular goiter are thyroid disease.

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Panic disorder

Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks.

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Pericardial effusion

A pericardial effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity.

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Perphenazine

Perphenazine is a typical antipsychotic drug.

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Phenytoin

Phenytoin (PHT), sold under the brand name Dilantin among others, is an anti-seizure medication.

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Physical examination

In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition.

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Plasma cell

Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the lymphoid organs as B cells and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substances called antigens.

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Pleural effusion

A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung.

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Premenstrual syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a disruptive set of emotional and physical symptoms that regularly occur in the one to two weeks before the start of each menstrual period.

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Rheumatoid arthritis are autoimmune diseases.

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Riedel's thyroiditis

Riedel's thyroiditis, is a chronic form of thyroiditis. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Riedel's thyroiditis are thyroid disease.

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Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4COOH.

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Selenium deficiency

Selenium deficiency occurs when an organism lacks the required levels of selenium, a critical nutrient in many species.

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Sex hormone

Sex hormones, also known as sex steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors.

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Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough.

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Signs and symptoms

Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition.

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Sjögren syndrome

Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Sjögren syndrome are autoimmune diseases.

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Sulfonylurea

Sulfonylureas or sulphonylureas are a class of organic compounds used in medicine and agriculture.

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T cell

T cells are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.

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Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men.

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The Lancet

The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind.

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Thyroglobulin

Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a 660 kDa, dimeric glycoprotein produced by the follicular cells of the thyroid and used entirely within the thyroid gland.

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Thyroid

The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.

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Thyroid (journal)

Thyroid is a medical journal in the field of endocrinology, covering research on diseases of the thyroid.

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Thyroid follicular cell

Thyroid follicular cells (also called thyroid epithelial cells or thyrocytes) are the major cell type in the thyroid gland, and are responsible for the production and secretion of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).

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Thyroid hormones

Thyroid hormones are any hormones produced and released by the thyroid gland, namely triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).

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Thyroid lymphoma

Thyroid lymphoma is a rare cancer constituting 1% to 2% of all thyroid cancers and less than 2% of lymphomas.

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Thyroid peroxidase

Thyroid peroxidase, also called thyroperoxidase (TPO), thyroid specific peroxidase or iodide peroxidase, is an enzyme expressed mainly in the thyroid where it is secreted into colloid.

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, or abbreviated TSH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T4), and then triiodothyronine (T3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body.

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Thyrotropin receptor

The thyrotropin receptor (or TSH receptor) is a receptor (and associated protein) that responds to thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as "thyrotropin") and stimulates the production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).

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Thyroxine-binding globulin

Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) is a globulin protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINA7 gene.

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Transthyretin

Transthyretin (TTR or TBPA) is a transport protein in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid that transports the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol to the liver.

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Trends is a series of 16 review journals in a range of areas of biology and chemistry published under its Cell Press imprint by Elsevier.

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Triiodothyronine

Triiodothyronine, also known as T3, is a thyroid hormone.

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Turner syndrome

Turner syndrome (TS), also known as 45,X, or 45,X0, is a genetic disorder in which a person's cells have only one X chromosome or are partially missing an X chromosome (sex chromosome monosomy) leading to the complete or partial deletion of the pseudoautosomal regions (PAR1, PAR2) in the affected X chromosome. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Turner syndrome are diseases named for discoverer.

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Twin

Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.

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Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Type 1 diabetes are autoimmune diseases.

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Vitiligo are autoimmune diseases.

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Weight gain

Weight gain is an increase in body weight.

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White blood cell

White blood cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

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Xeroderma

Xeroderma, xerosis or xerosis cutis, or simply dry skin, is a skin condition characterized by excessively dry skin.

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See also

Aging-associated diseases

Endocrine diseases

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashimoto's_thyroiditis

Also known as Autoimmune hypothyroidism, Autoimmune thyroiditis, Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto Disease, Hashimoto struma, Hashimoto syndrome, Hashimoto thyroiditis, Hashimoto's, Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's stroma, Hashimoto's syndrome, Lymphomatous thyroiditis, Prasad's Syndrome, TPOAb negative migration in US.

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