Due to the rising incidence and social awareness of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, there is an urgent need to understand the condition better www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#Hashimoto's #thyroiditis
primary #hypothyroidism
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@thelancetendo.bsky.socialDue to the rising incidence and social awareness of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, there is an urgent need to understand the condition better www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#Hashimoto's #thyroiditis
primary #hypothyroidism
@thelancetendo.bsky.socialThe pathophysiology of #Hashimoto's #thyroiditis involves an interplay of genetic susceptibility, environmental exposures, & epigenetic modifications that disrupt immune tolerance, promoting T-cell mediated thyroid injury & thyroid autoantibody production
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@thelancetendo.bsky.socialDiagnosis of #Hashimoto's #thyroiditis is based on integrating clinical features, #thyroid function tests, thyroid antibody assessment, and characteristic imaging findings thelancet.com/journals/lan...
primary #hypothyroidism
@thelancetendo.bsky.socialHashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of primary #hypothyroidism in #iodine-sufficient regions and is characterised by immune-mediated injury to thyroid follicular cells www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
##Hashimoto's #thyroiditis
primary #hypothyroidism
