Hashimoto's thyroiditis overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Hashimoto's thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease where the body's own antibodies attack the cells of the thyroid.

Historical Perspective

Hashimoto's thyroiditis was first described by Hashimoto Hakaru in 1912. He named it struma lymphomatosa which was renamed as Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 1931.