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Frequently asked question: What is Hashitoxicosis?

Hashitoxicosis is a thyroid gland that is temporarily working too quickly. After a few months, this thyroid gland will begin to work too slowly. In such cases, Graves' disease is first suspected, but then the diagnosis (quickly) changes to Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In the first phase of this disorder, the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone because it is being stimulated by antibodies against the TSH receptor (TSI, thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin, and TBI, thyroid-blocking immunoglobulin). After that, the thyroid gland cells are attacked by the immune system. As a result of this attack, they are severely damaged. At this stage, antibodies against TPO and Tg can often be found in the blood.

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