Recent Examples on the WebGraves’ 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 Read More: Suffering Shouldn’t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood
For early intervention, few examples are more relevant than postpartum thyroiditis, which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to be inflamed.—Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimotos’ disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the thyroid, leading to damage.—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024 More prevalent in women, it’s also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and is the most common cause of underactive thyroid in the U.S.
Having another autoimmune disorder can put someone at elevated risk of developing Hashimoto’s.—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for thyroiditis
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