Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Most common cause of hypothyroidism
- Autoimmune disorder results in thyroid destruction
- you can have a thyrotoxicosis initially because of follicular rupture
- Clinical
- slow course
- moderately enlarged non tender thyroid
- Pathology
- lymphocytic infiltrate with germinal centers
- associated with Hurthle cells on history
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