Hashimoto's thyroiditis facts for kids
Hashimato's thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. The cause of Hashimato's thyroiditis is that body starts to produce antibodies against the normal thyroid tissue. This disease was the first disease to be described as autoimmune. for the first time it described by the Japanese specialist "Hakaru Hashimato" in Germany in 1912.
Images for kids
-
Ultrasound imaging of the thyroid gland (right lobe longitudinal) in a person with Hashimoto thyroiditis
See also
In Spanish: Tiroiditis de Hashimoto para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Hashimoto's thyroiditis Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.