Meanings
hashitoxicosis1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Hashitoxicosis.
Hashitoxicosis2
alternative hashitoxicosis
- uncountablemedicineA transient thyrotoxicosis caused by destructive inflammation of the thyroid follicles due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
To complicate the discussion, silent thyroiditis or Hashitoxicosis occurs commonly in the postpartum period.
2009, Fredric E. Wondisford, Sally Radovick, Clinical Management of Thyroid Disease E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1753 more examples
A T₃:T₄ ratio > 20 is seen in the hyperthyroidism due to autonomous thyroid over production such as Graves' disease, toxic adenoma, toxic multinodular goiter, or Hashitoxicosis; it can also be seen in iodine deficient states and in patients taking a T₃ preparation.
1997, Robert F. Dons, Endocrine and Metabolic Testing Manual, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 7Though fire flares are described in cases of Hashitoxicosis, it should be remembered that their mere presence does not reflect Hashitoxicosis.
2009, Acta CytologicaOccasionally, this entity can be accompanied by the formation of thyroid lymphocytic nodules, in which case Hashitoxicosis needs to be clinically differentiated from a hyperfunctioning adenoma.
2012, Kyriakie Sarafoglou, Georg F. Hoffmann, Karl S. Roth, Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN
Origin
Blend of Hashimoto (as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis) + thyrotoxicosis.
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