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.