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Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease)

Alternate Names : Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Lymphadenoid Goiter, Struma Lymphomatosa


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Thyroid Enlargement - Scintiscan

Thyroid Enlargement - Scintiscan


Today's Top News Stories

79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills - Aug 20, 2008, 09:00
New numbers show the problem is getting worse, not better, even for middle class.

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29% of patients had problems with size of devices used to prevent deep vein clots, study finds.

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Even low levels, like those found in U.S., could boost the odds, study finds.

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At least 20% of adults are obese in every state except Colorado.

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This special scan (scintiscan) shows enlargement of the thyroid gland and extension behind the breastbone (retrosternal space). The false color image was generated by a computer during a radioisotope (I-131) thyroid scan.

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