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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, also referred to as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is where one's immune system attacks one's theyrodi gland.<sup>1</sup> The inflammation that results leads to hypothyroidism.<sup>1 </sup>Hashimoto's Thyroidities "is the is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States."<sup>1</sup> | |||
== Prevalence == | == Prevalence == |
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, also referred to as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is where one's immune system attacks one's theyrodi gland.1 The inflammation that results leads to hypothyroidism.1 Hashimoto's Thyroidities "is the is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States."1
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