Endocrine » Thyroid & Parathyroid

Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Chronic auto-immune thyroiditis may present as hypothyroidism (sub-clinical and clinical), goitre (Hashimoto's disease), solitary thyroid nodule (rare) and neck pain (very rarely, in contrast to subacute thyroiditis). Laboratory abnormalities reflect thyroid function abnormality and evidence of auto-immunity. Treatment for chronic auto-immune thyroiditis depends on the results of the thyroid function tests. Patients with overt hypothyroidism who have high TSH and low free-T4 levels require treatment with levothyroxine.

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