Thyroiditis
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- Inflammation of the thyroid gland is referred to as thyroiditis and can be caused by a number of distinct etiologies. Each etiology leads to a slightly different clinical consequences but in general the end-result is defects in thyroid hormone synthesis and thus the clinical syndrome of hypothyroidism. Notably, all etiologies of thyroiditis are common in women.
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- Hashimoto Thyroiditis (Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis)
- de Quervain Thyroiditis (Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis)