Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck just below the Adam's apple. The thyroid produces hormones that help regulate many functions in the body. An autoimmune disorder is an illness caused by the immune system attacking healthy tissues. In Hashimoto's disease, immune-system cells lead to ...
La enfermedad de Hashimoto avanza lentamente con el paso de los años. Es posible que no notes signos ni síntomas de la enfermedad. Con el tiempo, la disminución en la producción de la hormona tiroidea puede provocar alguno de los siguientes síntomas: fatiga y pereza aumento de la sensibilidad al frío aumento de la somnolencia piel seca estreñimiento debilidad muscular dolores ...
Usually in Hashimoto's disease, the immune system produces an antibody to thyroid peroxidase (TPO), a protein that plays an important part in thyroid hormone production. Most people with Hashimoto's disease will have TPO antibodies in their blood. Lab tests for other antibodies associated with Hashimoto's disease may need to be done.
Para determinar si la enfermedad de Hashimoto es la causa del hipotiroidismo, el proveedor de atención médica solicitará una prueba de anticuerpos. El propósito previsto de un anticuerpo es detectar agentes externos que provoquen enfermedades y que deban ser destruidos por otros actores del sistema inmunitario.
Hashimoto thyroditis, also known as Hashimoto’s disease, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the U.S. “Hashimoto’s disease causes chronic inflammation of the thyroid, as antibodies form attacking your thyroid cells due to the changes to your immune mechanisms,” says Dr. Sakine Sever, a Mayo Clinic Health System endocrinologist.