What Is Autoimmune Thyroiditis?
Autoimmune thyroiditis is also called Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or disease. It is a fairly rare autoimmune disease where the body perceives the thyroid gland, and to some extent thyroid hormone as foreign. The presence of gland and hormone thus can be said to create autoimmune response, where the body attacks both. This may lead ultimately to increased size in the gland, called goiter, and inability for the gland to produce adequate thyroid hormone for the body.
