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Integrative Medicine In Autoimmune Disorders Autoimmune diseases—including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and multiple sclerosis—result from an overactive immune system attacking the body's own tissues.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The leading cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s disease (also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or lymphocytic thyroiditis), per Cleveland Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Chang, other possible causes of hyperthyroidism include: thyroiditis (thyroid inflammation), thyroid nodules (which produce more thyroid hormone), and consuming an excess amount of iodine.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that may cause inflammation of the thyroid (called thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism from overproduction of thyroid hormone, says Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD, the chief of endocrine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The leading cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s disease (also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or lymphocytic thyroiditis), per Cleveland Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Chang, other possible causes of hyperthyroidism include: thyroiditis (thyroid inflammation), thyroid nodules (which produce more thyroid hormone), and consuming an excess amount of iodine.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that may cause inflammation of the thyroid (called thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism from overproduction of thyroid hormone, says Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD, the chief of endocrine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Thyroiditis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thyroiditis. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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thyroiditis
noun
thy·roid·itis
ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈīt-əs, -rəd- 
: inflammation of the thyroid gland
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