Hashimoto disease

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Also Known As	Hashimoto thyroiditis • struma lymphomatosa

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thyroid gland autoimmunity organ-specific autoimmune disease thyroiditis Graves disease Riedel thyroiditis granulomatous thyroiditis celiac disease alopecia areata Sjögren syndrome

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