autoimmune thyroid disease: 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.
| Name | E4_THYROIDITAUTOIM |
|---|---|
| Long name | Autoimmune thyroiditis |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E063 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E063 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Thyreoiditis autoimmunis |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 244 | 207 | 37 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 41.60 | 41.17 | 44.02 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.00 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 40.98 | 39.61 | 48.65 |
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