autoimmune

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease and thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disease in which the gland is gradually destroyed.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Weight gain, feeling tired, , joint and muscle pain, cold intolerance, dry skin, hair loss, slowed heart rate

Causes — why it happens

· and environmental factors.

Treatment

·Levothyroxine,

Complications

· .

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