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Hashimoto's disease (chronic thyroiditis) Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease) is a slowly developing persistent inflammation of the thyroid which frequently leads to hypothyroidism, a decreased function of the thyroid gland. Middle-aged women are most commonly affected.
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| Review Date: 4/19/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Nancy J. Rennert, M.D., Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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