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Japanese surgeon Hakaru Hashimoto first described this autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland in 1912.
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The organism attacks the cells of its own thyroid gland. In the process, the tissue is destroyed by inflammatory processes.
Affected individuals have to take a replacement for the thyroid hormone for the rest of their lives. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is nine times more common in women, especially between the ages of 30 and 50. In regions of the world with sufficient iodine supply, it is the most common thyroiditis and the main cause of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
Hashimoto's often begins with a painless, firm enlargement of the thyroid gland or a feeling of fullness in the throat. At the beginning, the thyroid gland works normally, then in most patients it is underactive (hypothyroidism) or rarely overactive (hyperthyroidism).
Symptoms of this condition vary and are often difficult to interpret, but in hypofunction, fatigue and cold intolerance usually occur. In the rarer hyperfunction, palpitations, nervousness and sensitivity to heat may occur.
The disease is associated with other autoimmune diseases. Thus, a combined occurrence can be observed with diabetes mellitus type I and Addison's disease, among others (which is then referred to as autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome APS).
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At present, no precise causes have emerged in research. One suspects above all a multifactorial autoimmune disease.
Proteins are formed in the blood, which leads to an inflammatory reaction in the thyroid gland and subsequently to a disturbance in thyroid hormone production.
Since women are affected significantly more than men, it is also suspected that estrogens promote the development of the disease. A genetic predisposition is also considered likely, since familial cases can be observed.
In addition to hormonal factors, environmental influences may contribute to disease manifestation, for example infections (especially hepatitis type C), a deficiency of the trace element selenium as well as tobacco smoking.
Stress reactions or vitamin D deficiency are also discussed. Exposure to heavy metals, pesticides and organochlorine compounds, as well as the numerous other everyday toxins, could also trigger thyroiditis.
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INUSpheresis® for thyroiditis
In order to eliminate heavy metals and other environmental toxins, therapeutic blood washing is also used as an additional option. Therefore, INUSpheresis® as an apheresis method is a useful complementary therapy option.
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