disease has inflammation site autoimmune disorder of endocrine system thyroiditis autoimmune thyroid disease MONDO:0005623 thyroiditis, lymphocytic autoimmune thyroid gland inflammation thyroiditides, autoimmune thyroiditis, lymphomatous lymphomatous thyroiditis autoimmune thyroiditis EFO:0006812 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) thyroiditides, lymphocytic lymphocytic thyroiditis thyroiditides, lymphomatous Wikipedia:Autoimmune_thyroiditis autoimmune thyroiditides Inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-cells and thyroid autoantibodies. The clinical signs can range from hypothyroidism to thyrotoxicosis depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis. MEDGEN:183088 UMLS:C0920350 lymphomatous thyroiditides lymphocytic thyroiditides MESH:D013967 autoimmune disease thyroid gland