| Several researchers have reported possible effects of organochlorinated substances on endocrine autoimmune disorders, including thyroiditis and type II diabetes. |
| In thyroiditis, there is inflammation of the thyroid gland from either infection or autoimmune attack. |
| The patient, a 37-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma, presented clinically with acute thyroiditis. |
| Subacute thyroiditis shows a rapidly enlarging thyroid gland and signs of thyroid dysfunction. |
| In nine cases, family history of other autoimmune conditions was reported, such as thyroiditis, juvenile diabetes mellitus, and systemic lupus. |
| The ultrasonographic appearance of both Graves' disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis are similar as well, with both having a hypoechoic and heterogeneous echotexture. |
