Thyroid autoantibodies appear mostly with the presence of lymphocytes in the targeted organ. Lymphocytes produce antibodies targeting three different thyroid proteins: Thyroid peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb), Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb), and Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor Antibodies (TRAb). The antibody attacks ultimately lead to hypothyroidism, which is caused by replacement of follicular cells with parenchymatous tissue. Some patients who are healthy may be positive for more than one of these antibodies. Doctors who attend to such patients will most likely do routine follow-ups on the patient's health since, even though it is highly unlikely that they will present any thyroid problems, there is still a chance that they will develop some type of dysfunction with time. Categories Specialists separate<unk>  into two clinical categories. # If goiters are present, it is understood as Hashimoto's<unk> . # If the thyroid is atrophic, and does not present goiters, it is called atrophic<unk> .<unk>  can also refer to Graves' disease, and various other forms of thyroid illnesses. If the symptoms of<unk>  appear in women after giving birth, it is called postpartum<unk> .
Autoimmune thyroiditis
Radiation-induced thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Nontoxic nodular goiter
Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis
Follicular thyroid cancer
Subacute thyroiditis
Ord's thyroiditis