Hashitoxicosis

English

Alternative forms

• hashitoxicosis

Etymology

Blend of Hashimoto (as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis) +‎ thyrotoxicosis.

Noun

Hashitoxicosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A transient thyrotoxicosis caused by destructive inflammation of the thyroid follicles due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
   • 1997, Robert F. Dons, Endocrine and Metabolic Testing Manual, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 7:

     A T₃:T₄ ratio > 20 is seen in the hyperthyroidism due to autonomous thyroid over production such as Graves' disease, toxic adenoma, toxic multinodular goiter, or Hashitoxicosis; it can also be seen in iodine deficient states and in patients taking a T₃ preparation.

   • 2009, Fredric E. Wondisford, Sally Radovick, Clinical Management of Thyroid Disease E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 175:

     To complicate the discussion, silent thyroiditis or Hashitoxicosis occurs commonly in the postpartum period.

   • 2009, Acta Cytologica:

     Though fire flares are described in cases of Hashitoxicosis, it should be remembered that their mere presence does not reflect Hashitoxicosis.

   • 2012, Kyriakie Sarafoglou, Georg F. Hoffmann, Karl S. Roth, Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN:

     Occasionally, this entity can be accompanied by the formation of thyroid lymphocytic nodules, in which case Hashitoxicosis needs to be clinically differentiated from a hyperfunctioning adenoma.