Preferred Label : thyroiditis;
Definition : Inflammatory diseases of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute
(thyroiditis, suppurative), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous
(Riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (hashimoto disease), transient (POSTPARTUM thyroiditis),
and other AUTOIMMUNE thyroiditis subtypes. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0040147;
Origin ID : RID3666;
UMLS CUI : C0040147;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Inflammatory diseases of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute
(thyroiditis, suppurative), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous
(Riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (hashimoto disease), transient (POSTPARTUM thyroiditis),
and other AUTOIMMUNE thyroiditis subtypes. [MeSH]