ALLMedicine™ Hashimoto Thyroiditis Center

May 10th, 2022 - Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilaginous tissues. RP has characteristics of autoimmune disease and some reports have noted co-occurrence with autoimmune t...

May 9th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Primary thyroid lymphoma can be defined as a lymphoma that arises from the thyroid gland.[1] This definition excludes those that invade the thyroid gland as a consequence of either metastasis or direct extension. Primary thyroi...

Mar 22nd, 2022 - COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Recent reports showed that autoimmune thyroiditis might occur following COVID-19 infection. We aimed to review the literature to assess the prevalence, clinical features and outcome of autoimmune th...

Feb 15th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Graves disease, named after Robert J. Graves, MD,[1] circa 1830s, is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs) bind to and activate thyr...

Feb 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Hashimoto thyroiditis is part of the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) and is characterized by the destruction of thyroid cells by various cell- and antibody-mediated immune processes. This condition is the most c...

Apr 23rd, 2021 - Hashimoto thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that leads to chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland. This is considered the most common autoimmune disorder, and the most common endocrine disorder. Psychological trauma has been suggested as a po...

Apr 23rd, 2021 - Hashimoto thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that leads to chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland. This is considered the most common autoimmune disorder, and the most common endocrine disorder. Psychological trauma has been suggested as a po...

Aug 21st, 2018 - Autoimmune thyroiditis and goitres are frequent pathologies. On a predisposing genetic ground, environmental factors are potentially at their origin. Viral infections are the main factors involved in autoimmunity (herpes virus, viral hepatitis C, ...

Apr 14th, 2017 - Autoimmune diseases represent a heterogeneous group of pathologies whose etiopathogenic mechanisms are most often unknown. Autoimmune diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young women and autoimmune thyroid diseases are the ...

Apr 19th, 2022 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Aug 12th, 2021 - Much can change in a woman's life as she prepares for and lives through pregnancy, including treatment for existing conditions. How is management different for patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis, Graves disease, or thyroid cancer who are pregnant...

Jan 17th, 2020 - Comment Classification Lichen myxedematosus is differentiated into localized and generalized forms. The former is limited to the skin and lacks monoclonal gammopathy.

Jan 17th, 2020 - Scleromyxedema (SM) is a generalized papular and sclerodermoid form of lichen myxedematosus (LM), commonly referred to as papular mucinosis. It is a rare progressive disease of unknown etiology with systemic manifestations that cause serious morbi.

Oct 24th, 2019 - Paul McDougall opened his fridge to show a well-rounded stock of groceries for a health-conscious family with two young kids. "I have moved back to eating bread and some of the other restrictions because it's mostly under control," said the 46-yea...