Hashimotos Disease

Hashimoto
Disease is an
autoimmune
condition where
bodys own
immune system
starts attacking its
thyroid gland
mistaking it as a
foreign object

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The disease got its

name from a
Japanese surgeon
name Hakaru
Hashimoto, who
first described this
disease in year
1912

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Hashimotos
disease affects 4 in
1000 women per
year and is 10-15
times more
common in
females than
males

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Symptoms of
Hashimotos disease
include fatigue,
constipation, dry
skin, enlarged
thyroid, muscle
weakness and
weight gain

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People who get
Hashimoto's disease
sometimes have other
autoimmune diseases,
such as:
Vitiligo
Rheumatoid arthritis
Addison's disease
Type 1 diabetes
Graves' disease
Pernicious anemia
Lupus

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Tests used to find
out if you have
Hashimoto's disease
include:
Thyroid function
tests- To check for right
amount of TSH and thyroid
hormone (T4)
Antibody test To
check for antibodies

Thyroid scan

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There is no cure for
Hashimotos Disease
but hormone therapy
helps. The treatment of
choice is typically
synthetic T4 or
thyroxine
(levothyroxine).

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Hashimotos Disease
increases the risk of
developing Papillary
Thyroid Cancer, but
once Hashimotos
disease patients
develop papillary
thyroid cancer, their
survival is better than
papillary thyroid cancer
patients without
Hashimotos thyroiditis

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Though cigarette
smoking and alcohol consu
mption are both injurious
to health
, research have found
that:
1. Smokers are less
affected by subclinical
Hashimotos disease,
compare with nonsmokers
2. Moderate alcohol
consumption can
reduce the risk of
Hashimotos disease