Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)»Other chronic thyroiditis (E06.5)

E06.5

Other chronic thyroiditis

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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune9 drugs (6 approved, 3 experimental)

Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-CELLS and thyroid AUTOANTIBODIES. The clinical signs can range from HYPOTHYROIDISM to THYROTOXICOSIS depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.