Complications

HASHIMOTO’S THYROIDITIS – COMPLICATIONS

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis may cause:

• pressure symptoms (like difficulty in swallowing, breathing etc.) due to compression of adjacent structures (like esophagus, trachea)
• Hypothyroidism (under functioning of thyroid gland) or transient thyrotoxicosis (over functioning of thyroid gland)
• Grave’s disease