obsolete_autoimmune thyroid disease true true autoimmune thyroiditis Autoimmune Thyroiditides Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages their thyroid. It can be either hyper- or hypothyroidism. (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24314 - accessed 20th July, 2015) http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005623 MESH:D013967 MedDRA:10049046 SNOMEDCT:66944004 Autoimmune Thyroiditis Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0005623, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005623 DOID:7188 3.88.0 a disease in which the body interprets the thyroid glands and its hormone products T3, T4 and TSH as threats, therefore producing special antibodies that target the thyroid’s cells, thereby destroying it. It presents with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism and the presence or absence of goiters. Thyroiditides, Autoimmune Sirarat Sarntivijai Wikipedia:Autoimmune_thyroiditis