Morning Report

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
• Most common cause of
hypothyroidism if iodine replete
• Goitrous vs atrophic (10%, may be
end-stage)
• Ab’s to Tg (20-50% sens) & TPO (90%)
• RAIU variable (vs. painful subacute)
• RR for progression to follicular
lymphoma
– Although absolute risk is small
Pearce E.N., Farwell A.P., Braverman
L.E.N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2646 – 2655
Chistiakov Journal of
Autoimmune Diseases 2005 2:1