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Descriptor English: Thyroiditis
Descriptor Spanish: Tiroiditis
Descriptor tiroiditis
Scope note: Enfermedad inflamatoria de la GLÁNDULA TIROIDES. La tiroiditis puede clasificarse en aguda (TIROIDITIS SUPURATIVA), subaguda (granulomatosa y linfocítica), crónica fibrosa (de Riedel), crónica linfocítica (ENFERMEDAD DE HASHIMOTO), transitoria (TIROIDITIS POSPARTO) y otros subtipos de TIROIDITIS AUTOINMUNE. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Tireoidite
Descriptor French: Thyroïdite
Entry term(s): Thyroiditides
Tree number(s): C19.874.871
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013966
Scope note: Inflammatory diseases of the THYROID GLAND. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute (THYROIDITIS, SUPPURATIVE), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous (Riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (HASHIMOTO DISEASE), transient (POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS), and other AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS subtypes.
Annotation: general or unspecified: prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14354
Unique ID: D013966
NLM Classification: WK 200
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Thyroiditis - Preferred
Concept UI M0021487
Scope note Inflammatory diseases of the THYROID GLAND. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute (THYROIDITIS, SUPPURATIVE), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous (Riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (HASHIMOTO DISEASE), transient (POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS), and other AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS subtypes.
Preferred term Thyroiditis
Entry term(s) Thyroiditides



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